This book's full title is The History of the Ancient World From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome. She has a very interesting take on Ancient History. Most of it seems to be who was killing whom in the Royal Families of ancient kingdoms and empires. She also paints a picture of quite a violent world. This book is also a broad coverage of the ancient world rather than focusing on details. She also has her own website here.
There are good reviews on Good Reads. Most liked the book, but there were some good critical reviews. She does take a big person type overview of this history. There is an interesting review on Publishers Weekly.
The author of this review at Library Thing is quite critical. Most of the people commenting did not read the book. I did not find that it was overtly religious and she admits in places that what is thought about some of the history but that the facts are not clear. This is fair enough as it covers history a long ways back and we do not know and perhaps will never know exactly what happened in many cases. Unlike the reviewer I did read the whole book.
We humans can make viewpoints into religion. Some people use atheism as a religion. Theirs is the only one true way. If you do not think exactly like they do you are either stupid or evil. Actually this sounds like religious fundamentalism to me.
This is a short reading from this book starting at Chapter one by Carmine Hudgens. It will give you a flavor of this book. Susan Wise Bauer and Jim Weiss have a discussion in this video. This is a reading from another book by Susan Bauer called Medieval World. This is part 2. I cannot find a part 1. In this short video, Susan Bauer talks about how Christians justified Slavery.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
Friday, October 28, 2016
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book
This is this book's sixth edition and there are co-authors of Karen Lindsey and Elizabeth Love. A number of people think that this is the bible for women with breast cancer and they use this quote from the New York Times on the cover. Dr. Susan Love has her own site here. You cannot do better than to start here and then read her book.
When I was getting tested for breast cancer, from the technologist that did the Mammogram to the second technologist that did the second one to the technologist who did the Ultrasound and the doctor that did the Biopsy all knew there was cancer. However, this being Ontario I had to wait and see my family doctor to get the results. I read the In-Between Days by Teva Harrison thinking the worst before I finally got some results. When the results were not so bad I read this book on everything you could want to know about breasts and breast cancer.
There is a good review of this book at Nancy Stordahl's site called Nancy's Point. She also talks about her books and other stuff on her site. As is usual there are good reviews of this book at Good Reads. Most people find this book excellent. Amazon also has good reviews but as usual you have to scroll to almost the bottom of the page to get them.
Dr. Susan Love is talked about at the Fred Hutch Org site and gives a Q&A session. This is a very short video by Dr. Susan Love. It is annoying as it is so short and you see an advertisement first and then it is rather choppy. This video is advise from Dr. Susan Lover via POPSugar. It gets points across, but it is also a bit annoying in the presentation and first you have to see an ad for the 2 minute video. Ads seem as long and the video. This is a 20 minute presentation by Dr. Susan Love brought to you by Young Survival Coalition.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
When I was getting tested for breast cancer, from the technologist that did the Mammogram to the second technologist that did the second one to the technologist who did the Ultrasound and the doctor that did the Biopsy all knew there was cancer. However, this being Ontario I had to wait and see my family doctor to get the results. I read the In-Between Days by Teva Harrison thinking the worst before I finally got some results. When the results were not so bad I read this book on everything you could want to know about breasts and breast cancer.
There is a good review of this book at Nancy Stordahl's site called Nancy's Point. She also talks about her books and other stuff on her site. As is usual there are good reviews of this book at Good Reads. Most people find this book excellent. Amazon also has good reviews but as usual you have to scroll to almost the bottom of the page to get them.
Dr. Susan Love is talked about at the Fred Hutch Org site and gives a Q&A session. This is a very short video by Dr. Susan Love. It is annoying as it is so short and you see an advertisement first and then it is rather choppy. This video is advise from Dr. Susan Lover via POPSugar. It gets points across, but it is also a bit annoying in the presentation and first you have to see an ad for the 2 minute video. Ads seem as long and the video. This is a 20 minute presentation by Dr. Susan Love brought to you by Young Survival Coalition.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
Friday, August 26, 2016
In-Between Days by Teva Harrison
This book's full title is In-Between Days: A Memoir about living with cancer. This was the first book I read after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Of course Teva Harrison is a lot younger than I am when diagnosed and I do not have metastatic cancer, at least not yet. However, just getting a cancer diagnosis is scary as hell.
Teva Harrison has her own web site here. There is not much there but she does have a blog. There is more of her work on The Walrus.
There are some good reviews on Good Reads. This is a graphic novel. I found it interesting, a lot of people found it beautiful. There is also an interesting review of this book by Sarah Liss on Macleans. There is review with some of Teva Harrison's drawings by Andrea Gordon at The Toronto Star.
There is a short video about Teva Harrison on Going Public with Her Diagnosis on YouTube. Teva Harrison gives a talk at Walrus Talks Health. She is interviewed by Steve Paikin.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
Teva Harrison has her own web site here. There is not much there but she does have a blog. There is more of her work on The Walrus.
There are some good reviews on Good Reads. This is a graphic novel. I found it interesting, a lot of people found it beautiful. There is also an interesting review of this book by Sarah Liss on Macleans. There is review with some of Teva Harrison's drawings by Andrea Gordon at The Toronto Star.
There is a short video about Teva Harrison on Going Public with Her Diagnosis on YouTube. Teva Harrison gives a talk at Walrus Talks Health. She is interviewed by Steve Paikin.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
This book's full title is The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World. I thoroughly enjoyed this book as I did the other one by Eric Weiner of the Geography of Genius. Again this book is more of a travelogue than anything else. I find Eric Weiner a very entertaining writer.
I find the Nordic countries interesting and in this book I learned more about life in Iceland. Interestingly he talks about both Icelanders and Moldovans both drink "like fish", but Icelanders are happy and the Moldovans are not.
It is also interesting that an East Asian Happiness Gap and this demonstrates that countries emphasizing societal obligations over individual contentment report lower levels of happiness. There is also a Latin bonus because Latin American nations are happier than expected. It is thought that this is partly because of the Latino focus on family.
There are a few good reviews on Amazon if you scroll down the page. Not everyone is happy with his approach. There are also some good reviews at Good Reads. Again not everyone appreciates Eric Weiner's writing. Perhaps they had too high of expectations. David Newnham gives it a good review on The Guardian.
Eric Weiner is a keynote speaker at Happiness 2012 conference in Seattle. He talks about his book The Geography of Bliss's subject. It is around 45 minutes. In this next video the chapter on Moldovans is read. There is a short interview of Eric Weiner.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
I find the Nordic countries interesting and in this book I learned more about life in Iceland. Interestingly he talks about both Icelanders and Moldovans both drink "like fish", but Icelanders are happy and the Moldovans are not.
It is also interesting that an East Asian Happiness Gap and this demonstrates that countries emphasizing societal obligations over individual contentment report lower levels of happiness. There is also a Latin bonus because Latin American nations are happier than expected. It is thought that this is partly because of the Latino focus on family.
There are a few good reviews on Amazon if you scroll down the page. Not everyone is happy with his approach. There are also some good reviews at Good Reads. Again not everyone appreciates Eric Weiner's writing. Perhaps they had too high of expectations. David Newnham gives it a good review on The Guardian.
Eric Weiner is a keynote speaker at Happiness 2012 conference in Seattle. He talks about his book The Geography of Bliss's subject. It is around 45 minutes. In this next video the chapter on Moldovans is read. There is a short interview of Eric Weiner.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
The Language Animal by Charles Taylor
This book's full title is The Language Animal: The full shape of the human linguistic capacity. I found this book interesting in places, but a little tough to plough through in some areas. I do not think that I learned very much by reading this book, but maybe I did not always understand what he was trying to say.
Jonathan Ree wrote an interesting review of this book at The Guardian. Jane O'Grady also does an excellent review the Times Higher Education site. Charisma Lee gives a good review at London School of Economics and Political Science.
There is a lecture on Democracy, Diversity and Religon by Professor Charles Taylor at the London School of Economics and Political Science site.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
Jonathan Ree wrote an interesting review of this book at The Guardian. Jane O'Grady also does an excellent review the Times Higher Education site. Charisma Lee gives a good review at London School of Economics and Political Science.
There is a lecture on Democracy, Diversity and Religon by Professor Charles Taylor at the London School of Economics and Political Science site.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The Ottoman Endgame by Sean McMeekin
This book's full title is The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908 to 1923. This was a great history book. It is well-written and easy to follow. I have read a lot of history, but there are gaping holes in my knowledge of history in certain parts of the world. He also covers the Balkan and Russia besides the Ottoman Empire. It did seem to end rather abruptly.
The Guardian often has very good reviews of history books and this by Christopher de Bellaigue is certain one. There is another interesting review on the Economist. There is also an interesting review by Dr. Kate Fleet on the site Reviews in History. She complains the lack of Turkish sources in McMeekin's book. There are also some great reviews at Good Reads.
In this video, Sean McMeekin talks about WWI called "An Avoidable Catastrophe". In another video, M. Hakan Yavuz, Mehmet Arisan, and Ramazan Hakki Oztan talk about Ottoman Empire and the First World War. There is no video with McMeekin talking about this book.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
The Guardian often has very good reviews of history books and this by Christopher de Bellaigue is certain one. There is another interesting review on the Economist. There is also an interesting review by Dr. Kate Fleet on the site Reviews in History. She complains the lack of Turkish sources in McMeekin's book. There are also some great reviews at Good Reads.
In this video, Sean McMeekin talks about WWI called "An Avoidable Catastrophe". In another video, M. Hakan Yavuz, Mehmet Arisan, and Ramazan Hakki Oztan talk about Ottoman Empire and the First World War. There is no video with McMeekin talking about this book.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
The Fortunes of Africa by Martin Meredith
This book's full title is The Fortunes of Africa, A 5000 Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour. This book is basically how Africa has plundered over the past 5000 years. Africa is a vast continent and to do an overview of it you probably need a theme. The plundering has been down local rules and foreign adventurers.
I have always been interested in Egypt and Egyptian history. He talks about the Arabs invading Egypt in 639 AD and they replaced the Roman Overlords. He says within a century Egypt changes because over a million Arab immigrants go to Egypt and many Egyptians adopt Islam and business is done in Arabic. By 750AD only a third of the population is Coptic Christians and Coptic has become a liturgical language.
Howard French gives a good review of this book on the Wall Street Journal. There is also an excellent review at The Economist. As with all Economist article, there is no name of reviewer given. I often go to look at the reviews at Good Reads. The reviews are often varied and well written.
Martin Meredith is interviews on SABC Digital News . Bruce Whitfield interviews Martin Meredith on CNBC Africa. This is an interview of Martin Meredith at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Kgosi Monametsi.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
I have always been interested in Egypt and Egyptian history. He talks about the Arabs invading Egypt in 639 AD and they replaced the Roman Overlords. He says within a century Egypt changes because over a million Arab immigrants go to Egypt and many Egyptians adopt Islam and business is done in Arabic. By 750AD only a third of the population is Coptic Christians and Coptic has become a liturgical language.
Howard French gives a good review of this book on the Wall Street Journal. There is also an excellent review at The Economist. As with all Economist article, there is no name of reviewer given. I often go to look at the reviews at Good Reads. The reviews are often varied and well written.
Martin Meredith is interviews on SABC Digital News . Bruce Whitfield interviews Martin Meredith on CNBC Africa. This is an interview of Martin Meredith at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Kgosi Monametsi.
An index of the books I have reviewed are on my website at Books. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter.
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