Books (150 pages this week)
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs p.170-224 (finished) (54)
The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan p.1-96 (96)
Podcasts and Audiobooks: (Not mentioned in the video)
Revolutions Season 4: The Haitian Revolution 2nd Listening From: 4.03- Free and Equal To: 4.05- The Citizens of April 4 (from Revolutions Podcast)
In preparation for my review of Herodotus, I've been reviewing it by listening to the audiobook HERE.
After finishing Tarzan, I've been reviewing it on the Youtube audiobook HERE.
Videos from this week:
Started: The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan https://youtu.be/1nM--Ijoajo
The Histories by Herodotus (Translated by Tom Holland): Book Review https://youtu.be/_Hgs3liwe_k
Currently Reading List as of November 13, 2022 https://youtu.be/q969qCT9iVw
This Week in Booktube (these aren't mentioned in the video, but these are the booktube videos I've watched this week) docs, pub:
jim's books reading & stuff: 1 Minute Review: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead https://youtu.be/PaSLy0wat4U
Brandon's Bookshelf: My top ten Books On Atheism! | New Series! | Sunday School #1 https://youtu.be/cLQNe7oa4zw
Steve Donoghue: A Stevestream about COPING! https://youtu.be/h7B-RnJa_AE
Steve Donoghue: What's that you say? A Book? By ME? https://youtu.be/cUaLM8j_Sio
CPL Radio: Book of the Day - Philip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy https://youtu.be/rCpa3VYI6hs
William’s library: Georgian WW2 Memorial On Texel https://youtu.be/nFGH4wCr848
Mindy's Book Journey: October Wrap Up: https://youtu.be/j8enkUDcmfo
Dane Cobain: October 2022 Reading Wrapup [14 BOOKS] https://youtu.be/oqbZIbnbKSE
For more information about what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE.
In the mid 80s if you wanted to take A History Of The Cold War in university you were expected to read A History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides. So I'm just glad when someone else reads it.
ReplyDeleteJust to clarify, I'm reading The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan, not the original Thucydides. I'm still trying to work up my courage before I attempt Thucydides. Maybe you could help me. How did you find Thucydides? Would you recommend it?
ReplyDeleteThucydides is its own thing, of course. Man, he's boring! I fell asleep multiple times to Thucydides. As the cure for insomnia I recommend Thucydides.
ReplyDeleteGates of Fire by Stephen Pressfield came out just before Frank Miller's blunderbus. I recommend that, if you can handle the narrator being a POW. I didn't forewarn one reader -- boy, did I get shit on!
Just googled it now. Thanks for the recommendation. I'll keep my eyes open for it. (You never know what you'll find in the used bookstores out here. Sometimes you run across a treasure.)
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