A very good way to structure a book and an interesting way of considering history. With such a wide expanse under discussion there must have been a grA very good way to structure a book and an interesting way of considering history. With such a wide expanse under discussion there must have been a great deal of research involved. The fact that it is nowhere near as long as Gibbon Edward's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire suggests that many difficult decisions were made about what to exclude.
This is a very interesting book that manages to not be entirely Eurocentric, though there is a large focus on the European side of the Mediterranean....more
This was really interesting. I was vaguely aware that the Normans had something to do with Sicily, but really if it wasn't Normandy or England, I didnThis was really interesting. I was vaguely aware that the Normans had something to do with Sicily, but really if it wasn't Normandy or England, I didn't actually know about it....more
I enjoyed this, but I have reservations about it. I'm not entirely sure what those reservations are, though, and that's annoying me. On the face of itI enjoyed this, but I have reservations about it. I'm not entirely sure what those reservations are, though, and that's annoying me. On the face of it, this is an interesting intertwining of the contemporary path to acceptance of the inevitability of death with the journeys of St Cuthbert, 7th century monk of Northumberland. I really must get around to reading Bede at some point....more
This is the kind of book I usually enjoy, but I just couldn't get into it.This is the kind of book I usually enjoy, but I just couldn't get into it....more
This is not the sort of thing I think of, when I think of a book, audio or not. This is more like an audio diary. I think the efforts to present it asThis is not the sort of thing I think of, when I think of a book, audio or not. This is more like an audio diary. I think the efforts to present it as scientific are disingenuous and dangerous, as it is decidedly non-scientific and every scientist involved said as much. It's still interesting and has some value, even if it does very much push the author's pro-camping agenda....more
This was a really fun way of looking into the way people lived in the 14th century. It's seriously packed with a lot of detail, so I'm going to eventuThis was a really fun way of looking into the way people lived in the 14th century. It's seriously packed with a lot of detail, so I'm going to eventually have to go through it again, but it's definitely worth it!...more
This was interesting, and incredibly speculative in places, but overall I broadly agree with the hypothesis. I agree with the comments I've seen that This was interesting, and incredibly speculative in places, but overall I broadly agree with the hypothesis. I agree with the comments I've seen that it needed better editing and the structure, though well thought-out and well-intentioned was a drawback....more
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