Archaic Egypt by Walter B. Emery.

Ancient history, especially the even more ancient parts, is a subject that lacks good dokumentation on the web and the two first dynasties of Egypt are no different. Luckily this book is very informative on all aspects of Egypt and features many well made illustrations.

Its use of the term “master race theory” is a testament to the time at which it was written (1961). Partially because such term would probably be worded differently today, and partially because this theory (which postulates that Egypt was unified by an invading peoples which then mixed into the native populace) is discredited in the present day.

   I just finished The Complete Siberian Husky by Lorna B. Demidoff and Michael Jennings.  It was written in 1978 but a Husky in 1978 isn't any different from a Husky in 2021.  The book was left laying around my groomer's salon for ages so she gave it to me.
    The first part covers the history of the Siberian and how Stalin and the Russians almost destroyed the breed.  That was reasonably interesting. 
     The middle of the book is about the various bloodlines and such.  It's a  lot of names of dogs and breeders, dates, and places.  It's meticulously researched and very well done but unless you're a professional breeder it's mind numbingly boring.  I read some of it but eventually gave up and skipped a significant portion. 
     The end covers training.  Some of the methods are a little dated but basically it was spot on.  And this part got into the personality of the Husky, which could try the patience of a saint. 
    All in all it's a pretty good book, especially if you love the breed.

Curious Aardvark wrote on May 11^th, 2021 at 4:10pm:


I'll go back and look.  Do you remember Mick's last name.

I just read War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.
The one book that got me into reading books. I like how Wells describes the Martians and their behaviours on occupied pieces of land and in battle, the military response of the UK and how they wanted to deal with the invaders...
I always disliked reading, because our school system made it look like a work instead of fun. And it is actually quite a struggle when you have to read a book you don't like or don't care about just because you need it to get a grade. I almost always failed the test we were given, because when I don't care about what I am reading then I don't remember poopy.

    Good to see you again, Et Cetera.

War with the Newts by Karel Capek

Whoa. This is the best fiction book I have read in years. Felt like it adressed many modern issues even though it was written in 1936 and to adress completely other issues.

Just finished Pet Sematary by Stephen King, was pretty chilling. Kinda expected something a bit more campy with zombie pets, but it's pretty grim with a lot of stuff around death in the family. Some of it is a bit cliche today, but it was written ~35 years ago.

King himself said it's the book that most scared him out of his whole collection.

I'm almost done with The Lies of Locke Lamora.  This is the first book in the Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynche.  I'm not to the end yet, but if anyone is a fan of fantasy or stories about thieves, I recommend it.