Tag Archives: non fiction

Page Count: 186 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I found the descriptions of all of the different locations and how they ended up in the mythos around King Arthur very interesting and made me want to go explore at least some of them. I didn’t appreciate some of the language towards the stories, authors, or people whoContinue reading “Following in the Footsteps of King Arthur by Andrew Beattie”

Page Count: 306 Rating: 4.5/5 REVIEW A great follow-up to her book Ancestors, Roberts talks about the period of Britain when Romans left and what burials in this time period shows us about the people that lived around the country at the time. There is no one defined culture of Britain at any period ofContinue reading “Buried by Professor Alice Roberts”

Page Count: 327 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I love moths and so this was a very good book to get a little glimpse into the world through their eyes so to speak. The book uses moths lives, populations and variations to highlight the state of nature and population changes on the whole. He talks about topicsContinue reading “The Jewel Box by Tim Blackburn”

Page Count: 285 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW Wiking is bri9llioant at writing books that make me see how much better my life could be with some small changes. Some things I cannot do – like de-age myself to have an eco-friendly classroom – but something like maybe walking to a further out bus stop for myContinue reading “The Little book of Lykke by Meik Miking”

Page Count: 406 Rating: 4.5/5 REVIEW A powerful read with a message that will stay with me forever. Professor Roberts goes through these burials with intrigue and some storytelling but also warns about pitting the history in modern or preconceived boxes. It was very fascinating to see her talk about burials, lack of burials, andContinue reading “Ancestors by Professor Alice Roberts”

Page Count: 213 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW Informative and well-written with credible sources and a cohesive walkthrough to a well researched conclusion. Learning about Assyria was interesting as it is confirmed early on in the book that the Garden was never in The City of Babylon but a city of babylon (city of gates) which explainsContinue reading “The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon by Stephanie Dalley”

Page Count: 388 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW A good book that has depth and breadth. I think that the listing of names but then going into detail of some in each section pairs off well to show how many women there are written out of history while highlighting how unique they all were. I also likedContinue reading “Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries by Kate Mosse”

Page Count: 355 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW A wonderful book exploring senses that we ourselves can never full experience or appreciate but study to try and learn how animals like and observe their world though their umwelt. Yong leads you though a bunch of senses both common and uncommon, surprisingly rare and unexpectedly present. Sometimes humansContinue reading “An Immense World by Ed Yong”

Page Count: 271 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This was a brilliant book and truly made me see my home in a different light – and my work environment as well. Just by doing little actions to make your house more cosy like having books downstairs or blankets over the sofa, or cups on display, and plantsContinue reading “My Hygge Home by Meik Wiking”