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BOTNS #347: 1700 Was a Long Time Ago
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Books written before 1700, plus we recommend Primates by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks, and The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs by Matthew Dicks.
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The Art of Stillness by Pico Iyer, narrated by the author, is my pick for this week’s Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week.
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1700 Was a Long Time Ago (07:41)
Cam, from Tennessee, asked for help with the Bingo square “Published before 1700.” Unfortunately, we’re just getting to the question now, with only a week left in the official BOTNS Bingo game. To compensate, we start with a short suggestion.
- The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
- Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- The Republic by Plato
- The Satyricon by Gaius Petronius Arbiter
- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- The Symposium by Plato
- Beowulf
- The Odyssey and The Iliad by Homer
- The Odyssey graphic novel by Gareth Hinds (who has done several graphic novel versions of other pre-1700 books)
- Aesop’s Fables
- The Epic of Gilgamesh
- The Histories by Herodotus
Ann discovered a Reddit thread with a ton of great suggestions.
Two Books We Can’t Wait For You to Read (16:58)
Booktopia Petoskey author Jim Ottaviani’s latest work of scientific graphic nonfiction is Primates, illustrated by Maris Wicks. Ottaviani and Wicks tell the tales of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birut? Galdikas, three primatologists whose work with chimpanzees, mountain gorillas, and orangutans, respectively, added tremendously to scientific knowledge.
Ann recommends The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs by Booktopia alumnus Matthew Dicks, which goes on sale September 8. Caroline has always been passive, never saying what was truly on her mind, until a four-letter word vehemently flies from her lips during a PTO meeting. That outburst gives her the courage to return to her hometown to finally tell off a childhood friend who did her wrong.
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