Books
The last 20
books:
National Geographic
Mysteries of the Maya - A very good introductory overview with some great diagrams and wonderful photography.Meso-America
Bill Bryson
Troublesome Words - Makes a grammarians drudgery into a pleasurable read.Non-Fiction
Lyall Watson
The Romeo Error - The first half is a discussion of the boundray between life and death. Then he went into the para scientific world of protoplasmic bodies and other paranormal phenomenon and completely lost me.Non-Fiction
William Sarabande
Time beyond Beginning - A nice simple book about prehistoric Eastern North America. I'd rather read Auel or Harrison.General Fiction
Thomas Harlan
House Of Reeds - Mexica and Japan rule space. A really good space opera..Science Fiction
Barbara Hodgson
Trading In Memories - Around the globe with in inveterate collector and pack-rate. Very nice prose.Non-Fiction
Jack Lynch
Becoming Shakespeare - The story starts with his death and follows the story of his fate sincew then. A must-read for all Shaspeare-o-philes.Non-Fiction
Daoud Hari
The Translator - A simple tale of one man's journey to overcome the terrors of Darfur.Non-Fiction
Robert B. Parker
Then and Now - I never tire of Spenser. Parker's detail and characters never disappoint.General Fiction
Marie-Claire Blais
The Exile & The Sacred Travellers - Poetic and lyrical. Yet several of the very darkest stories. Canadian Fiction
Ian Rankin
Beggars Banquet - Absolutely fabulous short, short stories. Entire crimes committed and solved in mere pages. General Fiction
Robert M. Price ed.
The New Lovecraft Circle - Very few mentions of strangely named gods but a great diversity in unity. Lovecraft
Houston, S.D.
Maya Glyphs: Reading the Past - A nice introduction to the history of translation combined with information on how to read the glyphs themselves. Meso-American
Daniel Levitin
This Is Your Brain On Music - A wonderful investigation of how music is integral to the human psyche. I had to re-read some pages but overall more than worth the read. Non- Fiction
Anthony Herman
How the Scots Invented the World - And they seem to have done so. Well researched and thorough if a little bit of a tough go at times. Non- Fiction
Ian Rankin
A Question of Blood - Rebus - My first read but definitely not my last. A welcome addition to my library. General Fiction
Julie E. Czerneda
Species Imperative #3 Regeneration - Although the deoument seemed a little abrupt the series is a fine adventure. Science Fiction
A. Mary Murphy
Shattered Fanatics - The most erotic and powerful poetry I've every read. General Fiction
Michael Dibdin
End Games - A Zen mystery - who's cheating who and in the end what was the purpose of the whole thing anyway - very interesting. General Fiction
W. D. Valgardson
In The Gutting Shed - Early poems with some very nice rhythms. General Fiction
