WHO IS THAT HANDSOME FELLOW?
That's me over at Sift Book Reviews today. I'm part of their "Best of Sift" celebration in which they are featuring writers whose books have received 5-star reviews from them. My novel, The Blood Gate, was one such back in June. I believe there are 8 of us altogether.
The bookcase behind me is in my den. What is that I see behind my overlarge cranium? The first title that catches my eye is the Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan. A little dry. Overall, disappointing.
I also see The Battle that Shook Europe, the Americanized title for a book subtitled "Poltava and the Birth of the Russian Empire." This is an excellent battle book for anybody interested in the Swedish king crazy Charles XII. The Swedes had a helluvan army in those days.
Following that are two from Robert Massie -- Nicholas and Alexandra (good, not great) and Peter the Great (one of the best books I've ever read). Wow, this must be my Russian shelf.
Just peeking over the top of my head is another of my favorites: Conquest by Hugh Thomas. This one covers Cortez's conquest of Mexico in exquisite detail. An extremely dense book, but worth every ginormously long Spanish name of it.
So, run on over to Sift for my thoughts on a couple of matters. Oh, and pick up a copy of The Blood Gate while you're at it.
The bookcase behind me is in my den. What is that I see behind my overlarge cranium? The first title that catches my eye is the Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan. A little dry. Overall, disappointing.
I also see The Battle that Shook Europe, the Americanized title for a book subtitled "Poltava and the Birth of the Russian Empire." This is an excellent battle book for anybody interested in the Swedish king crazy Charles XII. The Swedes had a helluvan army in those days.
Following that are two from Robert Massie -- Nicholas and Alexandra (good, not great) and Peter the Great (one of the best books I've ever read). Wow, this must be my Russian shelf.
Just peeking over the top of my head is another of my favorites: Conquest by Hugh Thomas. This one covers Cortez's conquest of Mexico in exquisite detail. An extremely dense book, but worth every ginormously long Spanish name of it.
So, run on over to Sift for my thoughts on a couple of matters. Oh, and pick up a copy of The Blood Gate while you're at it.
Published on December 14, 2011 06:44
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