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A History of Early Medieval Europe, 476-911 door Margaret Deanesly

The Case is Closed door Patricia Wentworth

The Dante Game door Jane Langton

Murder in the Mews door Agatha Christie

Rumpole and the Age of Miracles door John Mortimer

A Treatise on Algebraic Plane Curves door Julian Lowell Coolidge

The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today door Helena Cronin

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Over mijn boekenOn here I have mostly those books I have with me in NYC. Even after several years of living in America, most of my books remain in England and beyond the reach of my internet connection, although I have recently started to collect a few details on each trip and add them here. Recent interests are therefore well represented (notably history and historical fiction); earlier ones less so (mathematics, detective stories, late 19th - early 20th century literature, for example).

Nonetheless, there is a sort of slow osmosis going on between the two libraries, in which books I have read migrate to England and those that need reading, or which I no longer feel I can do without, travel in the opposite direction. Since this process is constrained by the number of books I can reasonably fit into a suitcase without attracting strange looks from the Customs officials, I doubt that the two collections will be thoroughly mixed for some time to come.

One brief remark about my ratings: I only put books on here that I own, and I tend only to own books which I rate above average (otherwise my house would collapse). Thus my average rating tends to hover around four.

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Favoriete auteursDouglas Adams, Jorge Luis Borges, Wallace Breem, Bryher, Sean B. Carroll, Sarah Caudwell, Richard Dawkins, Alfred Duggan, Greg Egan, E. M. Forster, R. Austin Freeman, Stephen Jay Gould, Cyril Hare, Michael Innes, Nick Lane, Stanisław Lem, Thomas Mann, Mary Renault, J.I.M. Stewart (Gemeenschappelijke favorieten)

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Favoriete boekwinkelsEast Village Books & Records, Housing Works Used Book Cafe, Strand Bookstore

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Another book that pokes fun at the medieval period is Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, a book that I would recommend. However, if you have a reverence for this time period, please disregard. I think that generally we can never fully understand the way of life and viewpoint of historical figures, given that we are living in the present. This may seem trite, but poignantly true.

door donbuch1 om 1:57 pm (EST) op Jan 24, 2013

Well, I'm glad you enjoyed The Golden Warrior, of which I eventually acquired a personal copy. I'm currently reading T.H. White's Once and Future King, which is satirical, but full of timely wisdom. Merlin teaches the young Arthur crucial leadership lessons that captivate me. I thought this book was going to be juvenile, but it reminds me of literature by Chaucer than from children's author. Although it is full of anachronisms, I'm enjoying the medieval descriptions and unpredictable humor. I see that you have some Harold Lamb books--he's a favorite of mine.

door donbuch1 om 4:02 pm (EST) op Jan 22, 2013

The Golden Warrior is a top notch historical novel that I've been hunting for awhile to have my own copy. I'm glad you found one. In my view, the author really takes the reading audience into a time capsule to jettison into the medieval era. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.

door donbuch1 om 4:25 pm (EST) op Dec 9, 2012

Thanks for the suggestions. I have just finished The Dying Alderman - the best Wade I have read so far. I have a few books by Michael Innes (unread) and enjoyed a few Cyril Hare titles. I have never heard of Katharine Farrer - I shall look her up :)

door mvo62 om 9:28 pm (EST) op Apr 28, 2012

Thank you - and you prompted me to revise my "Favorites" list. Minette Walters has been replaced with Henry Wade. The more of his books I read, the more I like his writing, although I have knocked a star off a few of his books because the ending made me grumpy! Most of Minette's books did not survive my last library purge - large trade paperbacks really have to justify their shelf space :)

door mvo62 om 11:11 pm (EST) op Apr 25, 2012

I really admire anyone who studies math. I never understood why it was important until I got into some of the more advanced chemistry and physics classes in college. Then I could finally see the beauty of it. It was still very hard for me though! It was never anything I could cram for. I sort of think one has to be good at math early on or it'll never come. Like learning an instrument. Maybe I'm wrong.

door drmarymccormack om 11:59 pm (EST) op Jan 14, 2012

Hey! On my connection list I saw you added a Twain book. I've never read that one but he's one of my favorites. Also I keep seeing that you add a lot of math and science books. Are you a scientist or a researcher? Just wondering about some of those pretty complex titles.
Happy new year, Mary Ellen

door drmarymccormack om 12:09 am (EST) op Jan 14, 2012

I never really noticed the publisher of any book until people on here started to point it out to me. I looked at my copy of Fredrick the Great and it's a Penguin. Some of the other ladies on here suggested I look at Virago books because I might enjoy them( and I do!). So now I'll pay more attention to my editions and publishers.

door drmarymccormack om 10:50 pm (EST) op Oct 24, 2011

We have a lot in common! I hate dusting too and likewise, I have TONS of books in piles on the floors, on tables, etc. I know people love a nicely bound book and rare but I couldn't care less about those things. My favorite thing is a book I can carry around and I don't want to have to mind if I ruin it. I don't really care for trade paperbacks because they're so big and uncomfortable to hold open. Hardcovers especially annoy me because I'm always worried I'll ruin the dust jacket or whatever. Don't get me wrong I love a nice looking book, but I'm always worried about damaging it. My favorite way to read is not giving a damn about the actual book so I can write in it or even lose it, guilt free. I would pay the hardcover price for the old style of paperback just because it's more portable and comfortable to read.

door drmarymccormack om 9:47 pm (EST) op Oct 22, 2011

Yeah, I know you are reading it or read it recently because you mentioned it earlier.I hardly ever reread a book unless I absolutely loved it. How do you find the time? Are you a super fast reader? There are so so many things I want to read but I just can't do it right now. Plus, there are so many good books sometimes I've got three or four going at a time and then I stop reading one and forget about it!

door drmarymccormack om 10:44 pm (EST) op Oct 19, 2011

How did you like Fredrick the Great? I just read that myself this past year. It was okay. Also I just read Cleopatra this past summer and I thought it was great.

door drmarymccormack om 9:57 pm (EST) op Oct 16, 2011

Hey! I saw that you just added Pigeon Pie! You're true to your word, that's for sure! I'm glad you liked it. I hope you had a nice trip.
Mary Ellen

door drmarymccormack om 9:00 pm (EST) op Sep 25, 2011

Thanks for accepting my "friends" invitation. You have a great library! I can't believe how much you read. I love it. Nancy Mitford is definitely good holiday reading. In her biographies, it's as if the subject is her friend and she's having a gossip session. Anyway, have a nice trip.

door drmarymccormack om 6:14 pm (EST) op Aug 22, 2011