Do You Have a Book You'd Like to Gash About?

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joe, what is a book or that you've been excited about lat ely you lik to gush about? i've recently been reading work of a bernard olivier. I can speed read my way through a book incredibly rapidly by reading one out of every few words. But if i want pleasure, it's to listen, cause my ears are not dislexic. And so i'm listening to the audio book of the hidden palace ah by helen wecker. Um, that just kind of draws me in and holds me there, as long as i've time to listen.

David Perry is a freelance journalist covering politics, history, education, and disability rights. He was a professor of Medieval History at Dominican University from 2006-2017, and now works as an academic advisor in the history department of the University of Minnesota. His scholarly work focuses on Venice, the Crusades, and the Mediterranean World. Numerous topics covered include: Reasons to study history; how historical figures and institutions claimed legitimacy; calling an Age "Dark" or "Golden" in order to get legitimacy; patronage of the arts to prop up legitimacy; fake innovation and fake continuity; bastardy; parrots and coconuts in medieval Europe; and more! David Perry website David Perry Patreon "The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe" by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry