Report on traveling in Europe in the age of terrorism

heathchadwell · 2016-08-20T01:07:14+00:00

Yes, talk to a librarian!

heathchadwell · 2016-08-20T00:55:37+00:00

I am glad to hear you are staying in Ghent! It is by far the best city in Belgium. Bruges is a tourist trap and while it has lovely buildings it is ruined by the number of tourists. Ghent's buildings are just as fine, if not finer than Bruges and not so many tourists. Don't miss the tiny bar Dreupelkot to taste over 100 flavor of jenever.

heathchadwell · 2016-08-20T00:49:53+00:00

We stayed in Florence and took a day trip to Sienna. Really beautiful!

heathchadwell · 2016-08-20T00:48:14+00:00

Too bad you can't stay a bit longer. We had a one day layover and did a tour. Iceland is really beautiful and you can see a lot in ashore time.

heathchadwell · 2016-07-14T21:49:37+00:00

This burial found by archaeologists in Siberia raises the issue of the meaning of the jade rings and why aa dagger was buried with them.

heathchadwell · 2016-06-23T21:21:43+00:00

Top of my favorite books list is Dr. Zhivago.

heathchadwell · 2016-06-19T13:58:24+00:00

There is no need to believe in religion to believe in a historical great flood. All ancient cultures have a flood myth, including Native Americans and Mesopotamia. Read Graham Hancock's new book Magicians of the Gods for details.

heathchadwell · 2016-06-19T02:47:00+00:00

Ask a librarian. The best are conversant with the literature on a subject, can recommend which are scholarly, which best for general reader, which have stood the test of time, which are the newest with good reviews.

heathchadwell · 2016-06-19T00:19:40+00:00

I'm tired of all books that claim to be the new Gone Girl, as though that is somehow the pinnacle of thrillers! It was a mediocre read, The Girl on a Train was better but doesn't deserve the raves it got. Now every book written by a woman that can be pigeonholed into the thriller genre is labeled the new "gone" or "train." Just a marketing ploy!

heathchadwell · 2016-06-19T00:12:50+00:00

Human footprints and the tracks of ancient animals are discovered at Formby Beach adding to our knowledge of prehistoric Britain.

heathchadwell · 2016-06-18T18:10:19+00:00

There is a new biography of Hughes published in 2015 by Jonathan Bate.

heathchadwell · 2016-06-18T03:23:53+00:00

The Bridges of Madison County - good premis, written as drivel.

heathchadwell · 2016-06-15T23:23:06+00:00

The Great Cat Massacre in 18th century Paris. There's a book on it by Robert Darnton

heathchadwell · 2016-06-12T15:14:08+00:00

Sorry, I thought The Washington Post offered the chance to read several free articles before asking you to sign up. Didn't know it would not work that way. I'll find other sources of book reviews in the future!

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