Holy cow! That is fantabulous!
(I want that dress!)
ION, there are worse ways to end a day than by drinking too much with Buffistas. Now I am in my pjs.
Wesley: Feng Shui. Gunn: Right. What's that mean again? Wesley: That people will believe anything. Actually, in this place, Feng Shui will probably have enormous significance. I'll align my furniture the wrong way and suddenly catch fire or turn into a pudding.
'Conviction (1)'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - May 05, 2009 6:53:25 pm PDT #18141 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Kat - May 05, 2009 7:08:06 pm PDT #18142 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Hey, Buffistas. Since you all are smartypants, I'm looking for books that are sort of lower reading level, high engagement books about the French Revolution. I heard Citizens by Schama is good. Any other recs?
beth b - May 05, 2009 7:11:39 pm PDT #18143 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Work gave us an edible bouquet today. ( employee appreciation week)
That was great. Something most people can enjoy -- tasty , pretty, fun.
Might work for moms
megan walker - May 05, 2009 7:16:32 pm PDT #18144 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
FYI, Citizens is huge. 900 pages huge. It's one of my fattest French history books. I'm not sure it is lower reading level, although it is one of the more "popular" (rather than academic) texts of the Revolution.
megan walker - May 05, 2009 7:29:27 pm PDT #18145 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
You might try The Coming of the French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre. It's old, and Marxist, but it is brief and is the classic text for grad students. I remember it as an easier read than most.
Lynn Hunt does a lot of interesting work on traditionally under-studied groups of the Rev. I think she even had something that was more of a popular history, with a DVD component.
Kat - May 05, 2009 7:32:34 pm PDT #18146 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Well, by lower reading level I mean appropriate for high school. I have 9 kids who will be doing an intensive study of the French Revolution, so I need to have a book that is more accessible. Citizens, which I knew was huge, was a rec because it is not as "academic". Also on the list is the Oxford History of the French Revolution and The Days of French Revolution.
They will also read A Tale of Two Cities. Unfortunately Norton doesn't do a critical edition which is my usual fall back. Sigh.
DavidS - May 05, 2009 7:42:13 pm PDT #18147 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm looking for books that are sort of lower reading level, high engagement books about the French Revolution.
The Scarlet Pimpernel!
I read it in junior high.
megan walker - May 05, 2009 7:48:54 pm PDT #18148 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Doyle's Oxford history is very good. He also has a book in the Very Short Introductions series that you might want to look into.
I don't know the other book you mention.
Lee - May 05, 2009 7:55:45 pm PDT #18149 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
ION, there are worse ways to end a day than by drinking too much with Buffistas. Now I am in my pjs
This is very true.
We need to do that again soonish. Maybe -t and JZ and Javachik and other people I am forgetting can join us.
javachik - May 05, 2009 9:34:19 pm PDT #18150 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Yes, I hope to join you one of the times, Perkins. When I steal my life back from exams and UTI puppy.
Very Short Introductions
I love these oh so much. I have like 12 and I crave more. I'm reading "African History" right now.