Books from April
Here are the books I read in April.
1. The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters (313 p.)
2. Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters (310 p.)
3. The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters (289 p.)
4. The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters (430 p.)
5. The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog by Elizabeth Peters (436 p.)
6. The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters (356 p.)
7. Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters (386 p.)
8. The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters (376 p.)
9. The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters (366 p.)
10. He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters (400 p.)
11. Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters (404 p.)
12. The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters (429 p.)
13. Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters (400 p.)
Yes–I pretty much read my way through the Amelia Peabody series–the intrepid Victorian Egyptologist, her husband Emerson and her precocious son Ramses. I skipped the first two books which are my least favorite, but then just read and read for books and books. And, honestly, Ramses as a child? One of my favorite characters ever. Still, I can’t believe I spent an entire month on one series… (grin)
14. Things I Learned From Knitting (Whether I Wanted To or Not) by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (159 p.) A series of comical life-lessons, courtesy of the Yarn Harlot. Amusing and altogether too true, but I’ll admit, this wasn’t my favorite of her books. But, since it’s Stephanie and filled with her usual wit, I liked it anyway! Just, maybe not quite as much as some of her others.
15. Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times by George Crile (523 p.) I’d been curious about this ever since I saw the movie last year, and enjoyed the book quite a lot. The hidden story behind the CIA’s part in the Russian/Afghanistan war of the early 1980s. Who knew? Well-written, entertaining, and quite a good story to boot.
16. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (246 p.) Yes, a little band-wagonish of me, but honestly, this collection of life wisdom and stories by a dying professor is wonderful. And, if you didn’t see his Last Lecture, by all means, take the 70 minutes and watch. Very bittersweet, because he’s facing his death with such optimism, and is so wholly focused on his 3 little kids.
17. Complete Idiot’s Guide to Photography by Woodson (253 p.) Just what it sounds, though my copy more or less pre-dates digital photography. Kind of old, but I wanted to revisit it.
18. Mandy by Julie (Andrews) Edwards (279 p.) This was the “trip book” Mom and I read together on Martha’s Vineyard. My sister got her own, hardcover copy when it was published back when we were little and she and I both loved it, but Mom had never read it. So, obviously, that needed to change. This is a sweet little story of an orphan who climbs over the wall behind the orphanage’s orchard and finds a little abandone cottage and decides to adopt it for herself. Very sweet.
19. Photoshop for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby (349 p.) Well, I’ve already raved about this one. What fantastic tips and tricks for making photos better!
20. Teach Yourself Photography by Lee Smith (146 p.) Another photography book pulled out of the back of the library. More useful than the other one since it talks (and shows) more about how to see good pictures and then capture them. But, still, it’s a film-photography book and I haven’t picked up a film camera in years, so it’s not AS useful as it could be (grin)
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I love how Amelia has to list every single thing that Ramses is NOT allowed to do – but he still manages to find a loophole! Too funny. (and I’ve taken to doing the same thing with Dobby when she’s about to go out, she finds loopholes, too, though. *sigh*) That series is one of my favorites.
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I really should pull out my digital photography for dummies book and actually read it…
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I think the Amelia Peabody series was one of my favorite series ever….I even loved the first two. I got bogged down a bit in the middle, when Ramses was a young adult, but loved it when one of his children ended up a carbon copy! I’ve always told my own kids that what I wish for each is a child just like him!
I loved the Amelia Peabody series. I read quite a few of them and stopped a few years ago, but I should pick them back up again. I’d like to get caught up.
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most of the amelia peabody books i’ve read are with ramses as an adult. however, i did run across an early one (in book form, i usually listen to book cds), and it frightened me that ramses sounded so much like my youngest child! maybe he’ll be a brilliant egyptologist, too, lol!
Minnie’s last blog post..this is interesting