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I finally finished the dead tree I was reading last and now picked up this dead tree to read. Now that the weather is nice again, I've been spending lots of time on the balcony reading actual books that I have, since I can't really see the iPad's screen outdoors to read my eBooks.
Aztecs and Conquistadores: The Spanish Invasion and the Collapse of the Aztec Empire
Aztecs and Conquistadores: The Spanish Invasion and the Collapse of the Aztec Empire
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That sounds absolutely fascinating. Let me know what you think of it, whether it is worth reading, well-written, has new sources or thoughts, and so on. In any case, that is an extraordinarily interesting period of history, and one I would like to read more about.
currently listening to this during my commute
quite good, but i think i would enjoy it more as an actual book
quite good, but i think i would enjoy it more as an actual book
I certainly will let you know. But understand I'm a bit of a slow reader sometimes! This book is only 170 pages I think, so give me six months!
You are really getting through the series quite quickly! I remember going to the local bookshops the days they were released. I'd devour them in a day or two. I also LOVED the radio drama adaptations. I remember anticipating the broadcasts.
I stopped following since they released the last of the original series. They kinda ticked me off with the prequels, movies, and what not. (I don't blame them for capitalizing on a very successful series, but I think they got a bit carried away.)
Nice reading. Actually, I have long enjoyed Terry Pratchett; some of his stuff is excellent (and laugh out loud funny). Indeed, one of my favourite (strong) female characters in all of published fiction is Granny Weatherwax.
Not only does she completely rock, but she is who I want to be when I finally grow up…….
I certainly will let you know. But understand I'm a bit of a slow reader sometimes! This book is only 170 pages I think, so give me six months!
Okay, understood. However, I still look forward with interest to hear what you may have to say about it when you have actually finally finished the book…...
This is one of the best early books which was written about the Third Reich; William Shirer was an outstanding American journalist with an accessible and easy literary style, a historian's eye for telling detail and a liberal sensibility who was based in Berlin for much of the 30s, up to the time the Third Reich and the US went to war in 1941. Later, he covered the Nuremburg war crimes trials, and his sources are unimpeachable; in the 60s, he interviewed and corresponded with many of Hiter's Government, as well as some who served in the High Commnad.
Many years ago, I read that book (it was a birthday present, requested by me) when I was a youngster, just before I went to secondary school (High School); actually, I devoured it, and remain interested in the wider topic. It is well worth reading, and it easily stands the test of time.
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one of my fave histories. you literally can pick it up anywhere and start reading and find something intriguing.
Have just been re-reading one of my childhood favourites - a book I really loved as a child - "Around The World In Eighty Days" - by the wonderfully imaginative French novelist, Jules Verne.
