Books IX

Here are some more books that I have recently read and HIGHLY recommend. Click on the links if you want to buy them. If you click on the link and purchase something a lovely charity called the Living by Giving Trust (see here) will earn some money to support its causes. :) I supported them recently, and though I've not been to any of their events, I have supported them as much as possible.

As you can probably see, I've not had time to update this recently, but that's because I have been travelling the world. Why? Well, because I am in my 70's and have always wanted to see a bit of this world I read about. This has meant that I've had an opportunity to read (mainly dog-eared copies) a few books, which I will outline below (and in further blogs)...

The First World War: John Keegan is a really excellent historian and author. The First World War was a truly awful tragedy, and should never ever have happened. This book looks at all the causes, the after effects and then looks into the different fields of war - East; Africa; Gallipoli and then the Western Front. If you want a good introduction with lots of detail - here is the book for you. Read today.

As you will have seen in my last blog (see here), I love any historic book - especially if it's Roman stuff. However, I also like novels written about the era. The next book I read recently was Roman Blood (Gordianus the Finder 1). What a book this man has written and he describes the period so brilliantly and makes it feel so very real. I must read more of this authors books, and have now purchased Rubicon so I can read much more. I can't recommend these books as much as I do. Get it today, the author (Saylor) is well worth a read.

If you have not read any Adrian Mole books, you really must. I've just read the next edition, Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years (Adrian Mole 4), and it was truly excellent. I can't wait to read the next one now.

More updates soon, but please keep reading; and let me know what you think! :-)