I finished a few books. None were outstanding so far. However, some opinions are still worth sharing.
If you are looking for a very glancing view of teh Roman Emperors take a look at The Chronicles of the Roman Emperors. I didn't expect a indepth look at the ermprors. That's a long bit of history and a lot of men to cover in such a relatively small book. However, there were a lot of gaps in what some of the emperors did. Frex, Caracalla was detaield as something of a monster. However, no mention - at all - was made of his extension of Roman citizenship to the entire Empire's inhabitants was made. However, it at least give some cursory overviews of each emperor. I'd say borrow it from the library rather than buy it.
I also finished Drilled Piers and Cassions II. If you're not a civil engineer or haven't read a lot about such things, you're prolly gonna be lost. This is a collection of technical papers about testing Drilled Pier and other 'deep foundations'. You can guess wahy Iw as reading it. Given the geological conditions of the more 'desirable' spots of here in California, this kind of foundation is a necessity. It wasn't much fun to read, but I did get useful information out of it.
I have started The Pterosaurs: From Deep Time. I am about 100 pages into the book. It's actually quite readable and if you're a technical paleontologist or someone that's very familiar with fossilization and such then there are chunks you can skip. I could have, but didn't. I enjoyed his turn of phrase enough that it whizzed by and there were a few bits that were interesting specifically about the sites where the pterosaurs were fossilizing. He also points out that there is a definite lack of books on the flying reptiles. That's a pity. They're as interesting as the dinosaurs and perhaps more so in a way because they actually were small enough (or some were) that they could have survived the KT Event.
I will prolly finish the pterosaurs in a couple days. Then its another construction book. Either project management or more foundations.
If you are looking for a very glancing view of teh Roman Emperors take a look at The Chronicles of the Roman Emperors. I didn't expect a indepth look at the ermprors. That's a long bit of history and a lot of men to cover in such a relatively small book. However, there were a lot of gaps in what some of the emperors did. Frex, Caracalla was detaield as something of a monster. However, no mention - at all - was made of his extension of Roman citizenship to the entire Empire's inhabitants was made. However, it at least give some cursory overviews of each emperor. I'd say borrow it from the library rather than buy it.
I also finished Drilled Piers and Cassions II. If you're not a civil engineer or haven't read a lot about such things, you're prolly gonna be lost. This is a collection of technical papers about testing Drilled Pier and other 'deep foundations'. You can guess wahy Iw as reading it. Given the geological conditions of the more 'desirable' spots of here in California, this kind of foundation is a necessity. It wasn't much fun to read, but I did get useful information out of it.
I have started The Pterosaurs: From Deep Time. I am about 100 pages into the book. It's actually quite readable and if you're a technical paleontologist or someone that's very familiar with fossilization and such then there are chunks you can skip. I could have, but didn't. I enjoyed his turn of phrase enough that it whizzed by and there were a few bits that were interesting specifically about the sites where the pterosaurs were fossilizing. He also points out that there is a definite lack of books on the flying reptiles. That's a pity. They're as interesting as the dinosaurs and perhaps more so in a way because they actually were small enough (or some were) that they could have survived the KT Event.
I will prolly finish the pterosaurs in a couple days. Then its another construction book. Either project management or more foundations.
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