Hans G. Schantz reminds us that the verbiage surrounding books is often designed to confuse potential readers, drawing them in by false pretenses. He provides this helpful list. (Clickit to biggit.)
"Spare and taut" . . . not a description that can be applied to this author, I'm afraid - at least, not physically!
Peter
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I need to keep a copy of this list for the next time I review something, I'd like to be able to say more that "it was a good story"! :-)
"Brave and Powerful" I'd like to see that one on the list.
So how's that diet going, Peter?
Some years ago, as part of researching the interaction of the Roman Empire and Egypt, I was looking for a book on Egyptian history. I didn't need something too scholarly, such as Roman Rule in Asia Minor, which is a weighty pair of tomes.
I found a book on the myriad dynasties, and what persuaded me to buy the book was the blurb "This is the first adequate overview of Egyptian dynasties..."
Adequate. That was what I was looking for. About 150 pages, and it had the information I needed for my research.
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