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my pie in the sky wishlist at powells. really though, i can get more book elsewhere for cheaper so i'm all about the gift certificates! ;)
i'm not interested in making any money off of any of this, i just wanted to be able to post the book cover pictures because that's prettier and more interesting.
theoretically, i would get a comission off of any purchases through this site, but a) i'm not expecting a dime, and b) if i do get a dime, it'll go to a charity. which? not sure. if you have any ideas/inclinations, please tell me.
also, check out the following sites for (usually) cheaper prices: bookfinder.com, alibris.com, overstock.com, & bookcloseouts.com.
quick good read – isn’t all gooshy and unreaslistic about the middle ages, but definitely is smart and funny.
also, i like how detailed the book gets in describing the work of bonesetters in the middle ages, as well as the general atmosphere of that time period. there’s also a bibliography at the end for those who want to read more about what it was like living in those time.
one interesting and gory fact cushman offers us: the traditional barber’s pole (that i always thought looked so jolly) dates in fact from the days when the barber was the all-around cutter, both of hair as well as any limbs that needed amputating. so, the barber would advertise his presence by hanging on a pole outside his workplace bloody rags.
yay for history! gulp.
(review written 01/24/05)