January's Book of the Month

January's Book of the Month will be

Written by Steven Ozment, A Mighty Fortress: A New History of the German People is a non-fiction history of the German People.

I have to admit that I don't have the best grasp of German History, I beleive it is something I could greatly improve on.

I have gone to bookstores in the past, looking for German History Books, only to find shelves about the Holocaust. Yes, the Holocaust did happen and it was horrid! However, I don't think an entire nation she be judged merely for that 1 time period. Germany has a wide, rich, and long history far before Hitler was even a blink in his ancestors eyes.

Because I am starting this book halfway through the month- I am going to focus on pages 1-125. That includes chapters:
1- The Barbarian Complex- Antiquity
2- From Merovingians to Hohenstaufens- Middle Ages
3- Man and God- Renaissance & Reformation
4- Europe's Stomping Ground- Thirty Year's War

I am hoping this will give me a semi functional knowledge base to help me as I go through my year long endeavor to broaden my horizons.

My 2008 Desk Calendar Choice

I really want to brush up on my German language skills. I truely beleive that you can't understand a culture if you can't understand the language.

That's why my desk calendar choice for 2008 will be Living Language: German: 2008 Day-to-Day Calendar (Living Language Phrase and Culture Calendars)

I will be posting relevant snipages throughout this calendar ALL YEAR LONG!

Pick up your Calendar today, and join me on my journey of German Language Enlightenment....