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There is a much better book on the Hittites, though. Tom Send a noteboard - 31/01/2011 02:11:03 AM
The Kingdom of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Larry - 30/01/2011 04:13:47 AM 1122 Views
That looks like pretty standard fare stuff. No offense intended. Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 06:51:09 AM 835 Views
I'm mostly revisiting books I read in my late teens to mid-20s Larry - 30/01/2011 07:42:48 AM 869 Views
The themes may improve. His inability to form any sort of coherent style likely will remain. Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 08:55:10 PM 769 Views
I disagree. Quite strongly, actually. *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 09:10:34 PM 400 Views
Well, you're entitled to be wrong. *NM* Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 09:24:55 PM 375 Views
These ones: Rebekah - 30/01/2011 01:07:58 PM 869 Views
Don't choose Gurney! Tom - 30/01/2011 02:23:14 PM 877 Views
It certainly was the worst of the four Ancient Empires books *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 04:18:53 PM 376 Views
I'm just intrigued by someone writing about the Hittites. *NM* Rebekah - 30/01/2011 07:15:00 PM 365 Views
There is a much better book on the Hittites, though. Tom - 31/01/2011 02:11:03 AM 720 Views
I think Camilla ought to read Flight to Lucifer Larry - 30/01/2011 04:42:32 PM 808 Views
I am doing very well pretending Bloom does not exist Camilla - 30/01/2011 06:54:24 PM 701 Views
You might like his novel, though Larry - 30/01/2011 07:03:09 PM 701 Views
Re: You might like his novel, though Camilla - 30/01/2011 07:12:30 PM 831 Views
Not too badly Larry - 30/01/2011 07:21:03 PM 696 Views
S'why I chose it. *NM* Rebekah - 30/01/2011 07:15:29 PM 442 Views
Ha! *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 07:20:23 PM 415 Views
Okay. Legolas - 30/01/2011 01:13:24 PM 753 Views
The number of votes for Chaucer is curious Larry - 30/01/2011 04:41:37 PM 842 Views
I find Chaucer less interesting than Boccaccio *NM* Tom - 30/01/2011 06:50:44 PM 413 Views
I'm divided on the two Larry - 30/01/2011 07:02:32 PM 724 Views
Well... could be an international readership? jh - 30/01/2011 07:38:51 PM 800 Views
Very possible, considering 1/3 or so of the blog's readership isn't Anglo-American *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 09:11:26 PM 389 Views
Re: Very possible, considering 1/3 or so of the blog's readership isn't Anglo-American DomA - 30/01/2011 11:04:11 PM 709 Views
There is that as well Larry - 02/02/2011 03:52:40 AM 840 Views
Re: There is that as well DomA - 02/02/2011 11:57:26 AM 969 Views
Very true. *NM* Legolas - 30/01/2011 09:12:46 PM 401 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Napoleon62 - 30/01/2011 08:02:49 PM 1300 Views
Well, at least two of those will be reviewed, it seems. Larry - 02/02/2011 03:53:28 AM 843 Views
Hm. nossy - 30/01/2011 09:35:18 PM 1149 Views
Heathen! Larry - 02/02/2011 03:55:46 AM 945 Views
Beckett, Boccaccio, Calvino. *NM* Stephen - 30/01/2011 10:29:38 PM 525 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... DomA - 30/01/2011 10:31:09 PM 975 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Camilla - 31/01/2011 09:41:16 AM 859 Views
I've read one Vian book Larry - 02/02/2011 03:50:16 AM 1157 Views
Hmm ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 31/01/2011 12:20:37 AM 1112 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Sir Tybalt - 31/01/2011 03:44:01 AM 771 Views
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