Friday, April 24, 2020

Quarantine Edition Part 6:

While still not up to averaging a book a day, I have gotten over half way to my yearly reading goal. (Which was of course made at the start of the year, and so didn't take into account shelter-in-place orders.)

Fighting the Plague in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: The History of Ancient and Medieval Efforts to Prevent the Spread of Diseases by: Charles River Editors
Non-fiction: History, Science, E-book
A short book on the historic plagues, dealing largely with the Black Plague. In the end it talks about the current one.

Seriously Stupid Criminals by: Synova Cantrell
Non-fiction: E-book
20 short stories of criminals doing stupid things that got them caught, things like driving the vehicle they stole to the police station.

The Cult of the Apis Bull: The History and Legacy of Ancient Egypt’s Most Famous Sacred Animal by: Charles River Editors
Non-fiction: History, E-book
A short book going over what we know about the cult of the Apis bull in Egypt. 

Celebrity Ghosts and Notorious Hauntings by: Marie D Jones
Non-fiction: Paranormal, History, 400 Pages
This long book has many short entries on different ghosts, haunted places, and stories by people who have experienced ghostly things. 

The Mycenaeans: A Captivating Guide to the First Advanced Civilization in Ancient Greece
by: Captivating History
Non-Fiction: History, E-book
This short book covers what we know about the Mycenaeans as well as things about their civilization the was used in ancient Greece as well.

Uneasy Spirits by: M. Louisa Locke
Fiction: History, Mystery, E-book
This is book 2 in the series, book 1 was reviewed in Quarantine Edition Part 4.  In this book Annie was asked to help a boarder's sister to see that a different  medium wasn't really channeling her departed child, but was stealing all her money and causing her emotional distress.

The Philippine–American War: A Captivating Guide to the Philippine Insurrection That Started When the United States of America Claimed Possession of the Philippines after the Spanish–American War by: Captivating History
Non-fiction: History, E-book
The super long title really tells one everything they need to know about what the book is about.





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