[HistorianChick]

You got me, bijan.

I owe you a hot dog. (those things are good, by the way!)

The Good Earth.

Check - on my list to read.

[rodandy12]

Thumbnail on War and Peace.

War and Peace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[HistorianChick]

Aww... thanks! I'll go take a peek at that.

But, sadly, I still have the life ambition to read it. Maybe its because I write history textbooks and I shudder to think someone would try and spark note (or thumbnail) my material...

Go figure... :)

[rodandy12]

Think of it this way. They usually don't thumbnail unless the publication is of great interest to folks. That is a good thing.

[bijan666]

Hey historianchick . Since you write history text books I have to ask you this
How do you deal with popular inaccuracies and propaganda B.S which is fed
To the ignorant masses ? I mean lies such as coulombs discovered America and Jesus
Flew to heaven from the cross ( he was probably dumped in the swamp ) and Saddam was about to destroy America , we got him in the nick of time
You got to make a living and survive you know . What do you do ?

[Emland]

I mean lies such as coulombs discovered America and Jesus
flew to heaven from the cross ( he was probably dumped in the swamp ) and Saddam was about to destroy America , we got him in the nick of time
You got to make a living and survive you know . What do you do ?

Troll here often?

[HistorianChick]

LOL! Emland! Lol!

I'll address the issue, though not the suppositions. I don't believe that its necessary.

Being a writer of history is one of the most amazing, humbling, important, and daunting jobs that I have ever had. It is amazing because I am affecting the next generation of American students with my words. Humbling because those students will not learn what I do not write; and, they will learn what I do write. Important because if we do not learn from history we "are doomed to repeat it." Daunting because there is no possible way that I, as an individual, could possibly begin to write about the entire historical record... nor do I assume that I could.

As I write history, I tend to shy away from certain unreliable sources. I do a lot of research online, but sadly, most of what we find on the internet is just as unreliable. I adore reading wikipedia, but frankly, cannot cite it in my research because of the fact that it can be edited by anyone who deems themselves an expert on the issue. (For example, I was researching the civil rights movement and came across a blatantly racial comment that was obviously not written by the original author.)

Bottom line: history is history. We are the ones that change it. I strive to be one that upholds the integrity of history, good and bad, war and peace, religious and secular.

[HistorianChick]

Please excuse the grammatical and punctuation errors in that last posting...

That was me trying to be rational and positive :) rather than irrational and a blast-meister-reddie-giver! :)

[friend4u178]

Please excuse the grammatical and punctuation errors in that last posting....

That was me trying to be rational and positive :) rather than irrational and a blast-meister-reddie-giver!! :)

Hey "J" you know you can edit your post if you wish to correct your grammatical errors.

[kochi]

What the Bhudda never taught.

Doing Nothing

How to read a book (seriously)

Short history of nearly everything.

Made to stick.

Blink

Confessions of a philosopher.

[life1973happened]

I just picked up a quick book before I venture into Atlas Shrugged. It's called, 'How Starbucks Saved My Life.' by Michael Gates Gill.

It looks a lot like Mitch Albom's, 'For One More Day and 'Miracle on the 17th Green.

Good stuff...

[HistorianChick]

Well... Starbucks truly has saved my life on many occasions! :) Sounds like a pretty acceptable book!

[rodandy12]

So Chick,

You must have picked by now. What's your new book?

[HistorianChick]

I'm starting Atlas Shrugged with a dear friend. We're going to read it together and share its literary wonderment! :)

[life1973happened]

And she blushes...

[rodandy12]

OK... well, I gave you my comments on it a while back. Remember. The dinner speech near the end is what she put her time on. If you are like most everyone else, you'll be bored senseless by then, but you need to persevere.

My book group met last night and we did "All About H Hatterr." I can't recommend it.

In the coming months we are doing:

The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J.R. Moehringer
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

I'll keep you posted.

[HistorianChick]

The Alchemist... I think I read that... If I did, I guess its indicative of my lack of memory about it! LOL I read Ghostwalk around the same time, so that may be what I've confused it with...

I think I've read it... Not sure though!

(Yup, K! You're the "dear friend!" ;) )

[in a state]

I couldn't read all sixteen pages of recommandations... but here goes mine.I don't know if you've read it or if somebody else told you about it:
The Perfume(Das Parfum) by Patrick Suskind
There's the movie,but don't watch it,because it's not so powerful.it actually spoils the beauty of the book.it's so well written and so wrong interpreted on film
I swear to God,it must be the most BEAUTIFUL book on earth,I'm so mesmerized by it.iread it and you'll understand what I mean.then we can start a topic on it :D

[life1973happened]

Just finished, How Starbucks Saved My Life, great book, nice story. Very much like Mitch Albom and the way he writes. It was hard to put down and reminded me of Suzanne's Diary to Nicholas. In which it was sensational, addicting, emotional and real. It was a book in which you have to be in the right mindset to appreciate it and not be bored from it.

HC, I will send it over, ignore the highlights, as it's just what I do when I read a book and want to remember a point or two.

[HistorianChick]

To all of you who recommended Atlas Shrugged...

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

I'm really enjoying it. The descriptive writing of the author paints vivid mental pictures... very enjoyable! :)

Again, thanks!