Member: gothamgrrl

Maps of Time -- got temporarily put aside for a novel I have to finish for a monthly reading group; hopefully I'll get back to it this weekend...

posted by stellarexplorer at 10:06 pm (EST) on Apr 10, 2009

I am almost thru with "Maps of Time" & I find it absolutely outstanding on every level. For my birthday Tuesday I received the David Christian "Big History" Teaching Company Course on CD, which I am also looking forward to during my hours in the car each day. The material in the book is so dense I'm sure the course will underscore and reinforce the important concepts.

I read "1491" and "American Colonies" within months of each other, and they were highly influential to my intellectual development. I had a chance to meet Charles Mann at a book signing and have been in touch with him via e-mail irregularly. He is the one that recommended "Maps of Time" to me. These three books have all had deep impacts upon me, as has "Guns, Germs & Steel" by Diamond & "Before the Dawn" by Wade. The first Big History book I ever read -- without knowing it was part of the genre -- was "The Eternal Frontier" by Flannery, another top notch book.

The other history & related books that are of major importance to me are in this thread:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/61651

So you teach Global History? I am impressed! What university, (if if is not confidential, of course) ?

posted by Garp83 at 7:23 pm (EST) on Apr 10, 2009

So I happaned to notice you have "1491" + "American Colonies" which in my opinion are the two very best books about the earliest American history. Have you read them?

posted by Garp83 at 8:12 am (EST) on Apr 10, 2009

Glad you joined! We do have a lot of great books in common. I look forward to seeing the rest when you get them cataloged!

posted by stellarexplorer at 11:28 pm (EST) on Apr 9, 2009

Hi,

Saw you liked Trainspotting, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reading my new novel and posting your comments here (as well as on a few other book-related sites). Thought you might like my novel since it's also about a group of disturbed kids and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 1:49 pm (EST) on Apr 8, 2009

The Academics Handbook. Only about 20 people had it, and you were on the list of people who recently added it. Your nick caught my attention and I clicked it. :)

Are you finding the book to be helpful?

Kris

posted by krisvalkyrie at 7:09 pm (EST) on Mar 20, 2008

You have a very interesting library. I happened to review a book, and I saw only a few people had the same book, and your name looked interesting, so I clicked on your library. Looks like you have studied a lot of History and Anthropology. I have as well, so I thought I would say hi.

posted by krisvalkyrie at 9:09 pm (EST) on Mar 19, 2008