so-soJapan medieval history is very confusing and Clements makes it more confusing by giving the reader too many compressed details and not enough clear analysis. Still, lots of interesting stuff here. I was entertained to learn the origins of sushi and kabuki theater.
Looking for audiobooks and indecisive, I found this free on audible. I‘m fascinated, all of 20 minutes in.
pickThis nearly 40 hour audiobook is nothing if not thorough. At such a length it‘s hard to stay focused on everything, and after a while it becomes tough to keep names straight. Nonetheless, I learned a lot about a period of Japanese history in which I was uneducated.
A pick for me, but if I had read a hardcopy, I‘m not sure I could‘ve made it all the way through. The narration by Eric Jason Martin contributed much to my enjoyment of this tome.
So, today I learned that
a. Mt. Everest was named for, but not by, George Everest.
b. George Everest was actually a proponent of learning the local name of mountains he surveyed, rather than coming up with new English names.
and c. He hated it when people pronounced his name Ever-est, rather than Eve-rest.
“We instinctively think of mountains as eternal, but they‘re not. They are falling to bits and being remade like the rest of nature - like us.”
pick🎧 Very informative and unbiased ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
pickSuper fascinating look into a rather secluded country and even more secluded family. Followed North Korea in the news right up into 2019, so great catch up on current events.
