A history of archaeology in Egypt - fascinating
“A World Beneath the Sands” by Toby Wilkinson – a history of those who dug up the history of Egypt
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“The Martian” by Andy Weir – our hero has to overcome a hostile environment and work out how to survive if there is any chance of bringing him home
When an astronaut is stranded on Mars he has to survive while the people on earth work out if they can bring him home
“Pandemic 1918” by Catharine Arnold – a book about the “Spanish Flu” outbreak at the end of WW1
In 1918 a worldwide pandemic hit - this book tells us what happened and how it affected people
“Norwegian Wood” by Huraki Murakami – despite the title it’s a book set in Japan
A young man starts university and develops relationships
“Venture to the Interior” by Laurens Van der Post – travel in Africa during the 1950s
The author travels to what is now Malawi
“The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu” by Joshua Hammer – a book about scholarship and preserving ancient texts
Librarians in Mali are faced with the destruction of what they are preserving for posterity.
“Wild” by Cheryl Strayed – tackling grief and a difficult life with a long hike through the American wilderness
The author escapes from difficult circumstances by walking an American trail
“Black Water” by Louise Doughty – a novel about one man and his life in private security and espionage
One man hopes he has escaped from the things he had to do when part of a private security company.
“Hidden Valley Road” by Robert Kolker – a story of the devastation caused to one family by severe mental illness
One family, twelve children and the effects of mental illness
“You, Me & the Sea” by Elizabeth Haynes – two troubled people on an isolated Scottish island
Two troubled people on a Scottish island begin to heal one another.
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