Books I Read In September
Dinner With King Tut by Sam Kean. One of my birthday books from Danny, this fascinating book explains how experiential archaeology is bringing the people and stories of the past into the forefront, not just the stuff being found in the ground. The author learns about everything from atlatls and trebuchets to how to tan hides and what insects make the best protein-packed meals. Along the way he weaves fictional accounts of what those discoveries might have looked like into the present-day accounts of the historians working to keep these everyday lives alive.
The Witness and The Enchanted Barn by Grace Livingston Hill. I'd still reading through a set of Hill's books that I found online - several titles that I didn't have all in one - and these two were amazing! The Enchanted Barn is phenomenal, very sweet and fun to hear about setting up the barn as a home. And I cried through most of The Witness, The testimony of one man leads to the salvation of many and the rescuing of a dying church. I don't know how many favorite books you can have by one author, but I'll let you know.
Killing the Legends by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. I've enjoyed almost all of the Killing series by these two writers, and this one was no exception. They pull no punches telling the stories behind the deaths of John Lennon, Elvis Presley, and Muhammad Ali, how their life choices and the choices of influential people around them brought about their demise. Just when you think you know some things about history, you learn that you've got a lot to learn.
The Texas Connection by Craig I. Zirbel. Again, this was another history book with background and details I didn't know. The author makes many connections between Lyndon Johnson and the Kennedy assassination, breaking down many other theories and the Warren Report in some interesting and plausible ways. Very, very interesting.
Murder Most Crafty edited by Maggie Bruce. Collected in 2005, the 15 short murder mysteries by 15 mystery writers cover a wide variety of themes and culprits. Each features a different craft technique connected to the heinous crime, and directions for how to make the craft come at the end of each story. It was a lot of fun, and I actually learned a couple of new crafts that I might want to experiment with.
One Book in the Grave by Kate Carlisle. Part of the Bibliophile Mystery Series, a first edition Beauty and the Beast takes center stage in a murder, a resurrection, a romance, the art of paper making, and jealousy at an art institute. I think I say this every other month, but having picked up a book in the middle of a series, I may have to backtrack and read the first ones now!
What was on your reading list in September?
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