tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85183242095984403842008-01-15T07:03:30.214-08:00Broomstich Book of the MonthBrynaBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518324209598440384.post-20895908557329789522008-01-15T06:49:00.000-08:002008-01-15T07:01:39.113-08:00January's Book of the Month<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">January's Book of the Month will be</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thewebspaceof-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0060934832&fc1=0B1804&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=057418&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /></div><br />Written by Steven Ozment, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060934832?ie=UTF8&tag=thewebspaceof-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0060934832">A Mighty Fortress: A New History of the German People</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thewebspaceof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0060934832" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> is a non-fiction history of the German People. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Because I am starting this book halfway through the month- I am going to focus on pages 1-125. That includes chapters:<br />1- The Barbarian Complex- Antiquity<br />2- From Merovingians to Hohenstaufens- Middle Ages<br />3- Man and God- Renaissance & Reformation<br />4- Europe's Stomping Ground- Thirty Year's War<br /><br />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.Brynatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518324209598440384.post-47173075264217518062008-01-14T06:54:00.000-08:002008-01-14T06:58:49.028-08:00My 2008 Desk Calendar ChoiceI 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.<br /><br />That's why my desk calendar choice for 2008 will be <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0740766678?ie=UTF8&tag=thewebspaceof-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0740766678">Living Language: German: 2008 Day-to-Day Calendar (Living Language Phrase and Culture Calendars)</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thewebspaceof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0740766678" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br /><br />I will be posting relevant snipages throughout this calendar ALL YEAR LONG!<br /><br />Pick up your Calendar today, and join me on my journey of German Language Enlightenment....<br /><p><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0740766678?ie=UTF8&tag=thewebspaceof-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0740766678"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/312cQHyPGFL._AA_SL160_.jpg" border="0" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thewebspaceof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0740766678" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br /><br /></p>Bryna