So, What Are You Reading?

Read Michael W. Fitzgerald's Urban Emancipation: Popular Politics in Reconstruction Mobile, 1860-1890.

 

Up Next: W. C. Harris' Presidential Reconstruction in Mississippi

 

Read Jim McPherson's This Mighty Scourge

 

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Re-read Johan Huizinga's The Waning of the Middle Ages

 

Started reading Plato's Republic

 

Current reading: Abraham Lincoln's Speeches, Letters, Miscellaneous Writings, Presidential Messages and Proclamations

 

Miracles and Massacres: True and Untold Stories of the Making of America. Glenn Beck, 2014.

Dreamers and Deceivers: True Stories of the Heroes and Villains Who Made America. Glenn Beck, 2014.

I don't normally read too many books by political hacks, but I picked up Miracles and Massacres for a long flight to Singapore the other day. It turned out to be really good. It is a series of short stories that tell about as single aspect of American history. I enjoyed it so much I picked up the second book that was similar and it was similarly good. If you are looking for deep and detailed analysis this is not for you. This is light reading.

 

Read Jean Jacques Rousseau's On the Origin of Inequality, On Political Economy, and The Social Contract.

 

New Mark Twain Stories Discovered

150 year old storie discovered.

Mark Twain stories, 150 years old, uncovered by Berkeley scholars | Books | The Guardian

 

Six more posts until my next palindrome post.

 

Recently received my replacement copy of Plato's Republic in the mail.

 

Louder Than Hell- Jon Wiederhorn, Katherine Turman

Great book about Metal music.

 

Indeed it is! Another one you may like, here:
Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath - Tony Iommi

I bought that one for my younger son (42) a few months ago. Both my sons were avid Black Sabbath fans in their teens. Doesn't seem to have damaged them (or me) one bit! :smile:

J.

 

It just occurred to me that there's probably enough literature, hard data, analysis and performance for a degree in Heavy Metal. For once, I seem to be right. It's possible in the UK at Nottingham Trent University. College launches UK's first Heavy Metal degree - Telegraph

Perhaps we might someday see an M.Oz. degree - the study of Ozzy Osbourne. :smile:

J.

 

cool .....

 

What am I reading? Nothing right now! But I am buying some books on women who ran for President and I keepo hoping to actually finishing said books before having to give them toi a young lady friend when i finally see her at a sociakl club that we both belong to.

 

I just earlier today picked up a book on Americanm Indian history that was given to me by my part-Cherokee sister-in-law.

Sincerely, Old Bald Slick

 

Well, ok, looks like i've been really going to town with my post count today. i seem to be coming upon 12,221 very soon.

Sincerely, Old Bald Slick

 

Better get up and go find that.

Sincerely,

Old Bald Slick
aka the Tedmeister