The Books Keep Arriving
Hey….all right….who keeps ordering these things anyway? 
Michael Collins: The Man Who Made Ireland
The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld 
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy
Lighter fare, than usual. The last, on the connection between Athenian thalassocracy and Athenian democracy was a recommendation by blogfriend Eddie.
I really need to call a halt to the manic book-buying until I address the question of….more shelf-space!
January 27th, 2011 at 5:19 am
More shelf space: Discard all unnecessary stuff in the house, i.e. everything other than cooking equipment, food storage, sinks, showers and toilets and some surface to sleep on. Beyond the rudiments of physical survival, the books come first.
January 27th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Lords of the Sea gets my recommendation as well, for what that’s worth.
January 27th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Lords of the Sea is on my list, but not sure when I’ll get to it.
January 27th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
Lords of the Sea does look interesting . . . another one for the ever-growing list . . .