Coach of Alva's 2026 Roots

Opening goal for 2026 is 25 books.

01)
TITLE | The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies
AUTHOR | Irving Finkel
PUB DATE | 2021
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 336 pages
TAGS | Folklore and Mythology, Ghosts, Ancient History, Mesopotamia
COMPLETED | January 4, 2026
RATING | ****

Happy ROOTING in 2026

Welcome back, David. Happy ROOTing in 2026.

Don't forget to become a member of the group. on the top on the right you find the spot you can become a member.

>3 Robertgreaves: Thank you.

>4 connie53: Thanks. I forgot about that.

2)
TITLE | Delphi Complete Works of Sandro Botticelli
AUTHOR | Sandro Botticelli
PUB DATE |2015
FORMAT | eBook
SERIES | Delphi Masters of Art, 20
GENRE | Art
COMPLETED | January 10, 2026?
RATING | ***

3)
TITLE | The Death of Captain America : the Complete Collection
WRITER | Ed Brubaker
ARTISTS | Mike Perkins, Lee Weeks, Stefano Gaudiano, Steve Epting, Bruce Guice
PUBLISHER | Marvel Comics
PUB DATE | 2019
ORIGINAL DATES | 2006-2007
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 559 pages
GENRE | Superhero
COMPLETED | January 16, 2026
RATING | *****
CONTENTS | Captain America (2005) #22-42 and Winter Soldier: Winter Kills

4)
TITLE | Perchance to Dream: Selected Stories
AUTHOR | Charles Beaumont
PUB DATE | 2015
ORIGINAL DATES | 1953-1961
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 322 pages
GENRE | Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
COMPLETED | January 23, 2026
RATING | ****
CONTENTS | Perchance to Dream -- The Jungle -- Sorcerer's Moon -- You Can't Have Them All -- Fritzchen -- Father, Dear Father -- The Howling Man -- A Classic Affair -- Place of Meeting -- Song for a Lady -- Blood Brother -- In His Image -- The Monster Show -- The Beautiful People -- Free Dirt -- The Magic Man -- Last Rites -- The Music of the Yellow Brass -- The New People -- A Death in the Country -- Traumerei -- Night Ride -- The New Sound.

5)
TITLE | The Essential Lovecraft
AUTHOR | H. P. Lovecraft
EDITOR | Leslie S. Klinger
READERS | Various Readers
PUB DATE | 2024
FORMAT | Digital Audiobook
DURATION | 50 hours, 12 minutes
GENRE | Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
COMPLETED | February 3, 2026
RATING | *****
SUMMARY | 46 stories.

6)
TITLE | The Early Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings
TRANSLATOR COMMENTATOR | Everett Fox
PUB DATE | 2014
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 1525 pages
SERIES | Schocken Bible, Volume II
GENRE | Bible
COMPLETED | March 10, 2026
RATING | Excellent

Hi David, just popping in to see what you have been reading.

>11 Coach_of_Alva: That is a big book!

7)
TITLE | Allegiance : Fort Sumter, Charleston, and the beginning of the Civil War
AUTHOR | David Detzer
PUB DATE | 2001
FORMAT | Print
LENGTH | 367 pages
GENRE | Civil War
COMPLETED | March 27, 2026
RATING | Good

8)
TITLE | The Aeneid
AUTHOR | Vergil
TRANSLATOR | Sarah Ruden
PUB DATE | 2021
ORIGINAL DATE | 1st century BC
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 393 pages
GENRE | Epic Poetry
COMPLETED | March 30, 2026
RATING | Excellent

9)
TITLE | Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition
WRITER | Jungi Ito
ARTIST | Jungi Ito
PUBLISHER | Viz Signature
PUB DATE | US 2016, Japan 2011
ORIGINAL DATES | 1987-1995
FORMAT |eBook
LENGTH | 752 pages
GENRE | Horror
COMPLETED | April 03 2026
RATING | Excellent

10)
TITLE | Batman: Knightfall. Vol. 3, Knightsend
WRITERS | Doug Moench, Alan Grant, Chuck Dixon, Jo Duffy, Denny O’Neil
ARTISTS | 15 different pencilers
PUBLISHER | DC Comics
PUB DATE | 2012
ORIGINAL DATE | 199
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 645 pages
GENRE | Superhero
COMPLETED | April 25, 2026
RATING | Good

11)
TITLE | Don Juan
AUTHOR | George Gordon Byron
READER | Charlton Griffin
PUB DATE | 2014
ORIGINAL DATES | 1819-1824
FORMAT | Digital Audiobook
DURATION | 15 hours, 28 minutes
GENRE | Satire, Epic, Poetry
COMPLETED | April 29, 2026
RATING | Good

12)
TITLE | Delphi Complete Works of Pierre-Auguste Renoir
AUTHOR | Pierre-Auguste Renoir
PUB DATE | 2015
FORMAT | eBook
SERIES | Delphi Masters of Art
GENRE | Art
COMPLETED | April 30, 2026
RATING | Good

13)
TITLE | Baltimore. Volume 2, The Curse Bells
WRITERS | Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden
ARTISTS | Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart
PUBLISHER | Dark Horse Comics
PUB DATE | 2012
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 144 pages
GENRE | Paranormal and Urban
COMPLETED | May 30, 2026
RATING | Excellent

14)
TITLE | Dark Entries
AUTHOR | Robert Aickman
PUB DATE | 2014
ORIGINAL DATE | 1964
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 256 pages
GENRE | Occult and Supernatural
COMPLETED | May 31, 2026
RATING | Good
CONTENTS | The School Friend -- Ringing the Changes -- Choice of Weapons -- The Waiting Room -- The View -- Bind Your Hair

Hi David. Doing my round of threads again on this rather gloomy Friday morning. I hope you'r okay and still going great with ROOTing. Keep it up.

15)
TITLE | Baltimore. Volume 4, Chapel of Bones
WRITERS | Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden
ARTISTS | Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart
PUBLISHER | Dark Horse Comics
PUB DATE | 2014
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 144 pages
GENRE | Paranormal and Urban
COMPLETED | June 6, 2026
RATING | Excellent

>21 connie53: Thank you, Connie.

I enjoyed visiting your thread, happy reading.

>24 kaida46: Thank you.