2013 Book Review #56: The Ghost Map

Title: The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
Author: Steven Johnson
Genre: History (19th C London)/pop science
Thingummies: 4

Synopsis: How a doctor and a clergyman discovered how cholera is transmitted.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )

2013 Book Review #56: The Ghost Map

Title: The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
Author: Steven Johnson
Genre: History (19th C London)/pop science
Thingummies: 4

Synopsis: How a doctor and a clergyman discovered how cholera is transmitted.

Thoughts: ( “So, )

2013 Book Review #57: The Summer Tree

Title: The Summer Tree
Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Genre: World-walking high fantasy
Thingummies: 2

Synopsis: Five grad students from Earth have to save Middle Earth. Like you do.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )

2013 Book Review #58: The Garden Intrigue

Title: The Garden Intrigue
Author: Lauren Willig
Genre: Historical spy romance (Napoleonic Era)
Thingummies: 3

Synopsis: She lost her first husband tragically. He's trying to steal plans for a superweapon from Napoleon. They fight crime, by which I mean write a play.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )

2013 Book Review #59: The Emperor of Ocean Park

Title: The Emperor of Ocean Park
Author: Stephen L. Carter
Genre: Mystery/thriller
Thingummies: 5

Synopsis: A law professor discovers, after the death of his failed Supreme Court nominee father, that his family's history is darker than he realized.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )

2013 Book Review #60: Lords of the Horizon

Title: Lords of the Horizon: A History of the Ottoman Empire
Author: Jason Goodwin
Genre: History (Ottoman Empire)
Thingummies: 2

Synopsis: A rather muddled history of the Ottoman Empire.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )