I thought I should post on some recent books.
First, a historical academic book Castles - Their Construction and History by Sidney Toy originally published in 1939. The book was a slow but intriguing read. It has rather dry text on history and castle architectural elements but also contains a few good old pictures and original layout drawings from the author - 199 illustrations. A great picture book which I saw while finding the link is Castle by David Macaulay.
Second, an easy read with great stories and examples from Philip Yancy: Rumors of Another World. The book discusses the various areas of life that provide us with rumors of another world, the rumors of a life beyond the physical.
Posted by Jeremy Showalter at February 15, 2006 12:39 PMhey jeremy! hope you finish strong in your last semester. can't wait to see you and pa'lee this summer!
Posted by: Andy at February 19, 2006 09:55 PMI have *always* been fascinated by castles, their construction, and all of the intracies that go along with it.
Maybe it's from playing D&D back in the day, but when I had the chance to go to the UK in 2001, I jumped on the chance to explore Warwick and (some of) the Tower of London. Awesome.
Posted by: Keith Casey at February 20, 2006 08:46 AMHey! Good to hear from you Andy. Hope all is well. We're really excited about it too!
Posted by: Jeremy Showalter at February 20, 2006 09:50 AMI've always wanted to go to German/Swiss border area...near where my ancestors originated. This summer we're headed to Spain/France instead.
Posted by: Jeremy Showalter at February 20, 2006 09:51 AM