This is my library group's February selection. When I'm about to give up on those books, along comes a pearl like this one that I would otherwise not have chosen.
It is one in a series by the author, and he has three other series. I might want to read at least the first in this series.
I thought it was very sweet, the main character was likeable, and it had a good sense of place. Despite being a sort of detective series, this is not a murder mystery.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Genealogy Books from the Library
3. The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy, by Blaine T Bettinger
I thought this was pretty good, and I subscribed to the magazine that sponsored it. The author is coming to Tulsa this spring.
4. The Family Tree Problem Solver by Marsha Hoffman
The best things in this book, in my opinion, were the charts in the back. One in particular I think I will use a lot is a biographical timeline. I don't know why they don't start with a form like that in some of the genealogy beginning things I've attended. I'll probably look at this book again sometime.
5. Tracing Your Family History: The Complete Guide...
I'm writing this after I took the books back. I thought they were all interesting, but I can't remember anything particular about this one.
6. The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy: Trace Your Roots.....
I think I will buy this one. It would be a good reference book to have around. It is in my Amazon basket, waiting for buddies to get free shipping.
I thought this was pretty good, and I subscribed to the magazine that sponsored it. The author is coming to Tulsa this spring.
4. The Family Tree Problem Solver by Marsha Hoffman
The best things in this book, in my opinion, were the charts in the back. One in particular I think I will use a lot is a biographical timeline. I don't know why they don't start with a form like that in some of the genealogy beginning things I've attended. I'll probably look at this book again sometime.
5. Tracing Your Family History: The Complete Guide...
I'm writing this after I took the books back. I thought they were all interesting, but I can't remember anything particular about this one.
6. The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy: Trace Your Roots.....
I think I will buy this one. It would be a good reference book to have around. It is in my Amazon basket, waiting for buddies to get free shipping.
Saturday, January 12, 2019
2019 Books 1 and 2
I'm not sure I want to continue to keep track of my reading, but so far...
Death in a Strange Country, by Donna Leon
I read this second in a series. She is a nice writer. I like the gentle pace and the description of Venice. The detective is likable and amusing. There are maybe two dozen in the series. I'm not going to buy them all new, or even read them all, but maybe pick them out if I can find them in order at a used bookstore. I never finished the other series I liked and was hooked on for a while, can't remember that author's name right now. They are set in Quebec, and it makes me want to go there-- in the summer only. These books don't make me want to go to Venice. Also I may be burned out on murder mysteries.
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland, by Bryan Sykes
This is pretty good, about using DNA to figure where the earliest residents of the British Isles came from. For those of us with ancestors from there who are also interested in genetic genealogy, it is a worthy read. It is challenging reading for me. It provides more evidence that the percentages of ancestry on those DNA services can be misleading at best. His group used mitochondrial and Y DNA in different areas to predict where and when groups may have arrived. I think he has a nice humor and is clear in his decency about race. I am only about two-thirds through, but will finish it. I'm not sure anybody else I know would be interested in plowing through it.
Death in a Strange Country, by Donna Leon
I read this second in a series. She is a nice writer. I like the gentle pace and the description of Venice. The detective is likable and amusing. There are maybe two dozen in the series. I'm not going to buy them all new, or even read them all, but maybe pick them out if I can find them in order at a used bookstore. I never finished the other series I liked and was hooked on for a while, can't remember that author's name right now. They are set in Quebec, and it makes me want to go there-- in the summer only. These books don't make me want to go to Venice. Also I may be burned out on murder mysteries.
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland, by Bryan Sykes
This is pretty good, about using DNA to figure where the earliest residents of the British Isles came from. For those of us with ancestors from there who are also interested in genetic genealogy, it is a worthy read. It is challenging reading for me. It provides more evidence that the percentages of ancestry on those DNA services can be misleading at best. His group used mitochondrial and Y DNA in different areas to predict where and when groups may have arrived. I think he has a nice humor and is clear in his decency about race. I am only about two-thirds through, but will finish it. I'm not sure anybody else I know would be interested in plowing through it.
2018
Two books a month is plenty for me to read going forward.
I may go back and pick a top few later from 2018. .
I may go back and pick a top few later from 2018. .
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