Some Autumn Color
I have been walking more. The housework is slowly getting caught up.
Megashot is slowly growing. The critique forum is very active and we have a few new communities.
I just finished reading a short book on Alexander the Great. It had a surprising amount of good information for the size of it. For pure enjoyment, on our trip, and after I read a couple of novels by Rollins. I picked up a copy of Stephan Hawking's latest book and find it rather tough going. I am sure it would be far more interesting if I knew more physics or was more interested in the topic. So, I will delve back into another history on Cyrus the Great, next.
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Our Cyrus the Great is making history! :-)))
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This book I am reading is a rewrite of an old book written about a century after Cyrus the great lived, by a Greek historian who had been a student of Socrates and a hero in his own right. I am only into the first chapter and really enjoying it. Its a good thing I have the maps from the Alexander the Great book. :-)
You have me interested; think this would be worth buying?
http://www.amazon.com/Makers-History-Cyrus-Great-ebook/dp/B003SE7P9E/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288134330&sr=1-9
I don't know ... it might be a good one. The one I have was actually written by Xenophon about a century after Cyrus the Great lived. Xenophon was a student of Socrates and a hero in his own right. The editor is Larry Hedrick. Hedrick has changed Xenophon's book to update names, and put the story teller into the first person and a few other changes. I found hard copy from one of the ABE used book outlets at a very reasonable price plus shipping which still did not amount to a mush. My copy is like new.
Hope the Kindle reading is going well. :-)
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