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Sep. 24th, 2007 03:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kcobwebOn Royalty: A Very Polite Inquiry into Some Strangely Related Families by Jeremy Paxman - I saw this somewhere, and thought it looked fun. It is a clever kick in the pants, with plenty of dry British wit and chock full of interesting little details. He basically assumes that you know enough about the current British royal family to keep up (you know, you're a well-educated adult who reads the newspaper) - but also talks about a lot of other European monarchs. If you're at all interested in royalty, you'll like this one.
Virgin: The Untouched History by Hanne Blank, a.k.a.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
misia. I've been reading misia's LJ for years, so I read a lot about this book during its writing. It was great to sit down and read the whole thing - it is thoroughly researched (and chock full of clever details), with her typical wit to spice it up. Just as excellent as you think it should be.
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My mother's here, so I'm not online much. Painters are here, painting the outside of the house very very RED. We leave for a week's vacation in just a few days. Aaaahhhhhh.
Virgin: The Untouched History by Hanne Blank, a.k.a.
misia. I've been reading misia's LJ for years, so I read a lot about this book during its writing. It was great to sit down and read the whole thing - it is thoroughly researched (and chock full of clever details), with her typical wit to spice it up. Just as excellent as you think it should be.********
My mother's here, so I'm not online much. Painters are here, painting the outside of the house very very RED. We leave for a week's vacation in just a few days. Aaaahhhhhh.
