Blogging Anniversary - 10 years

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A while ago I checked when I did my first blog post, in order to celebrate with an anniversary post. Well, that day came and went without any reaction from me. Better late than never, so here a reminder of my very first blog post from 24 October 2012.  The book was New Finnish Grammar  by Diego Marani. Marani is an Italian novelist, translator and newspaper columnist. While working as a translator for the European Union he invented a language ‘Europanto’ which is a mixture of languages and based on the common practice of word-borrowing usage of many EU languages. It was a suitable book to start with, being a book about letters, languages and memories. With a beautiful prose, the novel went directly to my heart.  "One night at Trieste in September 1943 a seriously wounded soldier is found on the quay. The doctor, of a newly arrived German hospital ship, Pietri Friari gives the unconscious soldier medical assistance. His new patient has no documents or anything that can ide...
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Nonfiction November - week 4

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Week 4: (November 23-27) – Katie@Doing Dewey is rounding things up with her post "New to My TBR".  As she says, it has been a month full of amazing nonfiction books. Her last question for this year's challenge is: "Which ones have made it onto your TBR?" Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! 

I have been inspired by all of you, especially for books outside my comfort zone. I have added a few books to my wishlist. I mention the books here but can't, unfortunately, not remember at which blogs I read about them. I hope you recognise your own titles. If you do, please leave a comment below. 

For week 2 I asked the experts for books set in the Kingdom of Naples at the beginning of the 14th century. I had just read historical fiction The Girl Who Tempted Fortune by Jane Ann McLachlan, and wanted to read nonfiction about the same time. Emma at Words and Peace kindly recommended two books which are now on my wishlist. 

  • The History of the Kingdom of Naples: From the Accession of Charles of BOurbon to the Death of Ferdinand I by Pietro Colletta
  • Medieval Naples: A Documentary History 400-1400 by Ronald G. Musto

Other recommendations that I am looking forward to read. 

  • Writing Wild by Kathryn Aalto
  • Only Happiness Here (about Elizabeth von Armin) by Gabrielle Carey
  • Happy Old Me by Hunter Davis
  • Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway's First Wife by Gioia Diliberto
  • Coffeeland: One man's dark empire and the making of our favorite drug by Augustine Sedgewick

Thank you all for providing interesting nonfiction reads. 

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  1. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz2 December 2020 at 03:03

    Emma at Words and Peace always has great recommendations. I hope you enjoy them all.

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    1. Lisbeth 3 December 2020 at 14:17

      She has, and she seems very knowledgable. She also find gems in books that are not that known.

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  2. Marianne 2 December 2020 at 13:50

    Very interesting. My favourites would be the Naples books, Paris Without End and Coffeeland. But they all sound good.

    I haven't bought any new non-fiction books lately because I still have quite a few on my TBR list but I mentioned the ones I bought last on my Week 4 post.

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    1. Lisbeth 3 December 2020 at 14:16

      Well, I can't say I actually bought the books, but they ended up on my wish list to read. These days I try to borrow the books or download as e-books since my shelves are rather full.

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    2. Marianne 3 December 2020 at 17:38

      I'd love to borrow more but then I'd get them all in German. :-(

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