getting organized

[anotheranon]

I'm accustomed to reading more than one book at a time. In an effort to make a dent in my backlog and have something on hand to suit every mood, I'm trying to keep one each of fiction, costume, and non-fiction by my bed. Today the combination is:

Fiction: Kushiel's Justice - haven't started yet as I just finished Mortal Companion (does this have a sequel? or will it?)

Costume: Women's Costume of the Near and Middle East: makes me want to make loose silk tunics and baggy trousers. I need to add to my "want to make" list the same way I need a fat hole in my head :P

Non-Fiction: Just finished Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (not the newest scholarship but a fairly solid, infuriating intro to the "Indian Wars" from the Native American perspective) and next up I'll either finish Understanding Fencing or start Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati. Or both - development of good fencing habits vs. extravagant eccentrics (hey! Tilda Swinton as Casati) makes them different enough to feed different moods.

What are you currently reading?

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[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I didn't know Fagan also wrote archaeological books - I might have to check them out as I've been so pleased with his climate work.

I gotta say, I know you love your job, but the "Primer" does look a bit, er, dry. Maybe mix it up with those novels?

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Fagan's interest in palaeoclimatology grew out of his archaeological work ... he's written/edited quite a few books in the field. Finished "The First North Americans" yesterday ... quite a good overview of what's currently known about the original patterns of human population on the continent and the different eras/civilizations that followed.

This was the moistest source I could find ... at least it's only 89 pages. Once the new rules have been around for a bit, slightly more human-friendly works should start appearing ... right now it's all based on output of the original committee (which I am quite prepared to believe was made up of all the pompous twits that the rest of the cataloguers wanted out of the office for a while). ;p