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Post by ginnycat5 on Oct 19, 2005 15:34:42 GMT -5
What's the title, ginnycat? A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon. The first novel is The Outlander.
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Post by skinz on Oct 19, 2005 15:41:34 GMT -5
Anyone know any good historical books on the French revolution?
I'm very interested in something Non-fiction or Historical fiction
Its amazing that of all the history I know, I don't know a thing about France except Napoleon, especially since French history affected my ancestors.
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Post by Ginnycat unlogged on Oct 19, 2005 17:27:09 GMT -5
The Outlander series is set partly in France, for a while, around 1743 or so. The main character is invited to the king's arising/waking up. It's supposed to be such an honor to be there when he wakes up, and of course an invitation of the king cannot be refused. There is some action in the Indies around 1765 or so, with a slave uprising.
The author does a lot of research, so I think much of the atmosphere and details are true, altho the main point may not be to convey the history, but to take a ride along with the charismatic characters.
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Post by sunami chun on Oct 20, 2005 12:54:36 GMT -5
i´ve just read Haruki Murakami´s Norwegian Wood, and i should say it is one of the best books i´ve read in the past 5 years, and became one of my favorties among william faulkner´s, hesses´s and jack london´s...if anyone read it i really would like to know what you thought about this book.....
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Post by florel on Oct 22, 2005 19:04:48 GMT -5
Anyone know any good historical books on the French revolution? I'm very interested in something Non-fiction or Historical fiction History Books- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859), The Old Regime and the French Revolution- Francois Furet, The French Revolution, 1770-1814 - general history of the French Revolution - Lynn Hunt, The Family Romance of the French Revolution - a New Cultural History written by the famous American historian Historical fictions- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities- Honore de Balzac, The Chouans - set in Wars of the Vendee (1793-1796), counterrevolutionary insurrections. Cf. Recently, I ordered a used book of M. O. Grenby, The Anti-Jacobin Novel : British Conservatism and the French Revolution from Amazon.co.uk. It's a history of literature on the French Revolution.
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Post by Skinz UL on Oct 24, 2005 13:08:57 GMT -5
Thanks florel
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Post by chigirl68 on Oct 28, 2005 16:43:30 GMT -5
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Post by ginnycat5 on Nov 2, 2005 15:39:18 GMT -5
I've been having so much fun with Eric Flint's book_1632_! It concerns a West Virginia community that's been dropped into Germany in 1632 in the middle of the Thirty Years War, and the accommodations the people have to make to survive amid the politics and battles of tiny kingdoms and aspiring rulers. I've stayed up til 2am with it. Just finished _1633_ too, and will get 1634 today, I hope. (It's the Ring of Fire series.) As of 2 years ago, the message board for Baen's Bar had been going for 2 years, and some of the posters have written stories expanding on situations and characters in the books, some of which have been published in 2 collections edited by Eric Flint-all in paperback! (David Weber is co-author of 1633, and Andrew Dennis for 1634). There are community organizers, inventors and crafters of weapons and medicines, and complicated families from different eras and ethnic groups. Also hedonistic/ stupid kings. The best part is the strength of the original group, largely made up of United Mine Workers, accustomed to standing together.
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Post by TheBo on Nov 15, 2005 16:15:47 GMT -5
I'm confused, Ginny. With what year did this "1632" series begin? I hope it wasn't 1600 'cuz y'know, that's a lotta paper... Is this a collaborative series, like Naked Came the Manatee? Is it an online publication? What's the deal? Bo
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Post by ginnycat5 on Nov 15, 2005 21:58:43 GMT -5
It started in 1632. The first one was written by Eric Flint. It generated lots of activity on the internet, on the publishers' website, Baen's Bar. (I still haven't gone there.) Some fans wrote stuff, I guess Flint participated in the discussions and was intrigued by the ideas, or the skill of the writers, and asked for submissions to a collection of short stories. He chose the best, and asked some already-published authors for submissions, too. He chose one of the writers to co-author the second book, 1633. They used some of the ideas from the short stories to further the plot for 1633. I think he may have assigned some topics. The third novel has just 2 co-authors, too.
I've looked up a few of the characters, and they are so important that they are in the biographical section of my big dictionary. What a thrill to find them!
I don't remember if Naked Came the Manatee had the same cast in all the stories, but these are definitely connected.
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Post by ginnycat5 on Nov 16, 2005 20:12:21 GMT -5
Someone was recommending George R. R . Martin. Did you see the article in the Trib. today about him? Guess he's next on my list-looks really good, and complex.
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Post by florel on Dec 22, 2005 11:32:48 GMT -5
I found that The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong (Han jung rok) was translated in English. The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong : The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth Century Korea, University of California Press, 1996. This is an authobiography written between 1795-1805. Lady Hyegyong (1735-1815) was a wife of Crown Prince Sado (1735-1762) who was killed by his father, King Yongjo. The tragic death of Prince Sado has been dramatized several times on Korean TV stations. You can find more infos on amazon.com. About Prince Sado : Epitaph Dedicated to Tragic Prince Sado BaredA British author Margaret Drabble wrote a novel based on "The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong" : The Red Queen (2004). Oh, I'm curious. I would like to get a book. U.K. cover [img src="http://image.ohmynews.com/down/images/1/ethinie_261191_1[391878].jpg"] U.S. cover - Homepage of Margaret Drabble- Book Reivew : Marrying the Madness of Prince Sado- Info on amazon.com
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Post by ginnycat5 on Dec 22, 2005 21:09:33 GMT -5
Thanks, florel, that sounds like a fascinating book. I'll have to check for a paperback copy, but maybe it's too early.
There's a special edition of the first book in a trilogy by George R. R. Martin in stores now @ only $3.99, (maybe called A Game of Thrones?). The third book was recently on the best seller list. It's a fantasy/ science fiction.
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Post by BungalowDweller on Dec 23, 2005 20:25:29 GMT -5
A History of the Wife by Marilyn Yalom
Charts the evolution of marriage in the Judeo-Christian world and analyses how ideas about and the role of the wife has evolved. From wives in the ancient world (Biblical, Greek, and Roman models) to the present. Interesting and worth reading.
The Marketing of Evil by David Kupelian The subtitle reads "How Radicals, Elitists, and Pseudo-Experts Sell Us Corruption Disguised as Freedom
Not for the faint-hearted, the author exposes what is known in advertising/pr circles as "The Hidden Pursuaders" and their creation of myths to legitimize their social/political agendas. The chapter discussing Alfred C. Kinsey and his work with pedophiles forever changed my mind about his "venerable scientific research".
The Aquariums of Pyongyang Kang Chol-Hwan The subtitle reads-- Ten Years In the North Korean Gulag
This was the first book written by a North Korean concentration camp survivor. What makes it unique in "gulag literature" is that Kang was only 9 when he went into the camp for 10 years; former children of the gulags in Russia and Eastern Europe haven't published any memoirs. Important memoir.
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Post by Eowyn on Dec 28, 2005 16:08:32 GMT -5
Have lately read "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Henry James's short novel (novella?) "Daisy Miller," and the companion book to "March Of The Penguins!"
Am currently reading "The Awakening" (Kate Chopin) as well as an illustrated dictionary of "Gods, Demons, And Symbols Of Ancient Mesopotamia!"
Did anybody receive any books over the holidays?
Happy reading to all!
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