A Man of Letters

I love big books on big topics, and this one didn't disappoint.  Green covered the spectrum of the Hellenistic era, covering the militar...

I bought this slim paperback perhaps 30 years ago, for $0.40 at McKay Used Books in Knoxville.  In need of a quick palette cleanse, I ripped...

 I needed a refresher on Istanbul's long, complicated history, and this book by Bettany Hughes fit the bill. With our trip to Istanbul l...

I'm diving into the Hellenistic with this book on the father-son legends of Philip and Alexander of Macedon.  I debated whether to read ...

For a number of years now I have been wanting to read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories, something I recently began to do. And as part of t...

This beautiful book closes out a major chapter in my literary life.  It's the last book in my official study of the Classical Greek peri...

In preparation for our upcoming trip to Turkey I've been wanting to read some books about the specific sites that we are visiting.  I...