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GroupsMedieval Europe, Non-Fiction Readers, Science!

Favorite authorsKaren Armstrong, Dalai Lama (Shared favorites)

About meFirst and foremost I am a life long student. Give me something to learn or master and you will see me most happy. My love of books started at a very early age and for 41 years now, I have always had a book going. My favorite reads right now are good science and history books. I am back in college loving every minute of it! I am hoping to teach at the college level in a few short years.
I am a single mom to a wonderful teen son who also shares my passion for learning. Soon he will be off to college and who know where I will end up? I know it won’t be here in Western Nevada! Give me a temperate zone so I can play in the garden and rain so I can curl up with a beloved book.

About my libraryMy library has changed in the last 10 years. At one time I had over a 1000 books sitting on a wall long bookshelf. This changed when I divorced and moved to a smaller house. Now I keep only what is important to me. I have most of my non fictions, though from time to time I can be convinced to give one up. I have only the fiction that has moved me in some way or holds a special meaning.
Another thing that has changed in the last ten years is where I house my books. I don’t feel a room is complete without a few books stacked somewhere in a corner or on a shelf. My new love is the floating bookcases that are designed to hide the hardware so as to make it look as though a stack of books is suspended near a wall. My library is a reflection of my subconscious; when my books are a mess, I feel very out of sorts. Strange I know, but true all the same.

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Thanks for the suggestions. A lot of people have suggested Barbara Tuchman, so I should probably pick that one up. I like Norman Cantor too. I have his Civilization of the Middle Ages book. I heard he passed away some time last year. I also own the Joseph and Francis Gies book. Those are also good for getting a good visual of what city life or castle life was like.

My favorites:

Daily Life in the Middle Ages by Paul B. Newman

The Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts, and Walled Cities by H.W. Kaufmann and J.E. Kaufmann

The Civilization of the Middle Ages by Cantor

The Art of War in the Middle Ages by C.W.C Oman

The Story of the Middle Ages Box Set by the Folio Society

For the rest of my medieval library: http://steventill.com/my-book-shelf/my-b...

It's an ever expanding project. Barbara Tuchman may soon be added to that list.

Do you read much historical fiction set in the medieval period?
Always nice to find others interested in medieval history. I found your profile through the Medieval Europe group. Any particular book you would recommend? What's your favorite non-fiction book on medieval history? I'm always looking for new books to add to my library. Thanks.

Steven
http://steventill.com
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