Archaeology

[close] On 22nd April, I'll be hosting a Q&A about ancient Egypt to celebrate the launch of my new book The Egyptian Myths. If you have any questions that you've always wanted to ask about Egyptian myths, mummies, pyramids, or anything else that interests you about Egypt, now's your chance!

[close] Beloved author Barbara Mertz, pen name (among others) Elizabeth Peters, died in August 2013, and this group will be a kind of memorial to her and her Egyptian archeological novels. Her delightful duo, Amelia (Peabody) and (Radcliffe) Emerson were both prone to pronouncements.

[close] Here is a place to read and discuss your favorite Adventure authors and the genre as a whole. Whether they be modern authors like James Rollins, Clive Cussler, or David Wood, or perhaps something more classic like Harold Lamb, H. Rider Haggard, or Edgar Rice Burroughs, this is the place for you. I hope to encourage a Book Club/Group Read of all sorts of books. I plan to run it through a poll where we would vote what books to read next, choose the top two to read, giving each a month's time. That way, after the first book is finished, we can vote for the next pair.

[close] Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana - This reading group will explore the realm of world history ranging from the cradle of civilization around 10,000 BCE to the present. It will focus on books covering specific time periods, places, people, games, food, geography, literature, navigation, warfare, art, architecture, science, poetry, drama, epics, trade, languages, mythology, archaeology, religion and much more. The works will be selected by active members through monthly polls. Hopefully this journey will be enriching and strongly inspired by the muse of history.