Papyrus, Irene Vallejo

 

Papyrus:  The invention of books in the ancient world by Irene Vallejo

Started: May 26, 2026
Completed: June 4, 2026
Recommendation: Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Media: Audio

Review:

I had hoped that this book would be more about scrolls then books, but it was not.  Not that scrolls were lacking.  In some ways, this was a writer's adventure in writing and in others it was a bit of survey of surviving works.  I imagine that Vallejo will be inclined to add to the book as more of the Herculaneum scrolls are read.

1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin

 

1929:  Inside the greatest crash in Wall Street history--and how it shattered a nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin

Started: May 16, 2026
Completed: May 22, 2026
Recommendation: Recommended
Recommended By: My mother
Media: Audio

Review:

This book adds humanitarian details to the crash.  I learned a little more of the big players and learned more about the role of copper stocks then I had previously known.