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The First Man in Rome - Colleen McCullough 5/5
The Grass Crown - Colleen McCullough 5/5
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The October Horse - Colleen McCullough 5/5
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Master and Commander - Patrick O'Brian 3.5/5
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The Czar's Reading List - 2011
The Czar's Reading List - 2011
Last edited by The Czar on Mon July 11th, 2011, 12:34 am, edited 7 times in total.
Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
July
Helen of Troy, A Novel - Margaret George 4/5
The Long Ships - Frans G. Bengtsson 5/5
Pride of Carthage - David Anthony Durham 4/5
Byzantium - Michael Ennis 5/5
The Long Ships - Frans G. Bengtsson 5/5
Pride of Carthage - David Anthony Durham 4/5
Byzantium - Michael Ennis 5/5
Last edited by The Czar on Tue August 2nd, 2011, 8:41 pm, edited 4 times in total.
Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
August
Count Belisarius - Robert Graves 5/5
Creation - Gore Vidal 3/5
I, Claudius - Robert Graves 5/5
Claudius the God - Robert Graves 5/5
Creation - Gore Vidal 3/5
I, Claudius - Robert Graves 5/5
Claudius the God - Robert Graves 5/5
Last edited by The Czar on Sat September 3rd, 2011, 6:05 pm, edited 8 times in total.
Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
September
Roma: A Novel of Ancient Rome - Steven Saylor 4/5
The Black Ships - Jo Graham - 5/5
Orestes: The Young Lion - Laura Gill 5/5
The Isle of Stone: A Novel of Ancient Sparta - Nicholas Nicastro 4/5
The War God's Men - David Ross Erickson 3/5
The Court of the Lion: A Novel of the T'Ang Dynasty - Cooney & Altieri 5/5
In the Queue
IRON EMPRESS (formerly DECEPTION) A Novel of Murder and Madness in T'ang China - Cooney & Altieri
The Black Ships - Jo Graham - 5/5
Orestes: The Young Lion - Laura Gill 5/5
The Isle of Stone: A Novel of Ancient Sparta - Nicholas Nicastro 4/5
The War God's Men - David Ross Erickson 3/5
The Court of the Lion: A Novel of the T'Ang Dynasty - Cooney & Altieri 5/5
In the Queue
IRON EMPRESS (formerly DECEPTION) A Novel of Murder and Madness in T'ang China - Cooney & Altieri
Last edited by The Czar on Thu October 13th, 2011, 3:48 pm, edited 4 times in total.
Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
[quote=""The Czar""]Roma: A Novel of Ancient Rome - Steven Saylor 4/5
In the QueueNiccolo Rising - Dorothy Dunett
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I am halfway through the Niccolo series, having sworn I wasn't going to read straight through the lot as I did with the Lymond novels (after all I have a life to get on with) -- but I couldn't keep to it. Don't get me wrong Francis Crawford is sui generis but I am really liking Nicholas.
The e-book reader broke down halfway through one of them and had to be sent back to the manufacturer, so it is a good job I actually had a hard copy or I would have been jumping.
In the QueueNiccolo Rising - Dorothy Dunett
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I am halfway through the Niccolo series, having sworn I wasn't going to read straight through the lot as I did with the Lymond novels (after all I have a life to get on with) -- but I couldn't keep to it. Don't get me wrong Francis Crawford is sui generis but I am really liking Nicholas.
The e-book reader broke down halfway through one of them and had to be sent back to the manufacturer, so it is a good job I actually had a hard copy or I would have been jumping.
Last edited by SGM on Sat September 3rd, 2011, 7:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Currently reading - Emergence of a Nation State by Alan Smith
[quote=""SGM""]I am halfway through the Niccolo series, having sworn I wasn't going to read straight through the lot as I did with the Lymond novels (after all I have a life to get on with) -- but I couldn't keep to it. Don't get me wrong Francis Crawford is sui generis but I am really liking Nicholas.
The e-book reader broke down halfway through one of them and had to be sent back to the manufacturer, so it is a good job I actually had a hard copy or I would have been jumping.[/quote]
I checked out Scales of Gold from the local library, not realizing that it was the fourth in a series (That is a pet peeve of mine! If it is a series, clearly label which volume of which it is!) and put it down after a chapter or two, hopelessly lost.
I have downloaded Niccolo Rising, but am hesitant to start it until I have cleared the queue of things I want to finish, since I figure I may get sucked in to a long series when I start. I think I'm gonna finish this mont's book of the month, and then dive in. I've been on a classical phase lately, and it may be time to take a break from Rome for a while.
The e-book reader broke down halfway through one of them and had to be sent back to the manufacturer, so it is a good job I actually had a hard copy or I would have been jumping.[/quote]
I checked out Scales of Gold from the local library, not realizing that it was the fourth in a series (That is a pet peeve of mine! If it is a series, clearly label which volume of which it is!) and put it down after a chapter or two, hopelessly lost.
I have downloaded Niccolo Rising, but am hesitant to start it until I have cleared the queue of things I want to finish, since I figure I may get sucked in to a long series when I start. I think I'm gonna finish this mont's book of the month, and then dive in. I've been on a classical phase lately, and it may be time to take a break from Rome for a while.
Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
I borrowed the e-books from the library which was handy as my hard copies are massive 600-page hardbacks and don't fit in my handbag. But I discovered they only had 6 out of the 8 and I only owned 5 of the "real" books. Naturally, one of the missing library books was one I didn't have. Of course, I could have downloaded it from Amazon (instant gratification) if necessary but in the end I found it in another library. It was, however, rather irritating.
Currently reading - Emergence of a Nation State by Alan Smith
[quote=""SGM""]I borrowed the e-books from the library which was handy as my hard copies are massive 600-page hardbacks and don't fit in my handbag. But I discovered they only had 6 out of the 8 and I only owned 5 of the "real" books. Naturally, one of the missing library books was one I didn't have. Of course, I could have downloaded it from Amazon (instant gratification) if necessary but in the end I found it in another library. It was, however, rather irritating.[/quote]
My kindle can't borrow books from the library. Its maddening enough to make me wish I had bought the border's e reader when It was on 60% off at the bankruptcy sale I was at a couple of weeks ago.
My kindle can't borrow books from the library. Its maddening enough to make me wish I had bought the border's e reader when It was on 60% off at the bankruptcy sale I was at a couple of weeks ago.
Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
[quote=""The Czar""]My kindle can't borrow books from the library. Its maddening enough to make me wish I had bought the border's e reader when It was on 60% off at the bankruptcy sale I was at a couple of weeks ago.[/quote]
I got a Kindle at Christmas but a while later I bought a really cheap Elonex e-book reader which is not as good as a Kindle but I can borrow library books with it so it was worth it and it means I can buy e-books from outlets other than Amazon which increases my choice.
I got a Kindle at Christmas but a while later I bought a really cheap Elonex e-book reader which is not as good as a Kindle but I can borrow library books with it so it was worth it and it means I can buy e-books from outlets other than Amazon which increases my choice.
Currently reading - Emergence of a Nation State by Alan Smith