Well I have three new books to play with. Two are on Ancient Egypt and one is on the Aztecs and Maya. These will go nicely with the few books I have on the Pre-Colombian Mesoamerican cultures. It’s hard to get books that are written for the dedicated amateur. If you are a professional there are books, if your a “New Age” kook there are books, but not many for people like me who are genuinely interested but don’t have the resources to be archaeologists.
Amateurs interested in Egypt are well served, so I have quite a collection. The latest ones are an encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt and is pretty good. The other is on Egyptian Art, architecture in all its forms and the decorative arts. It is very well organized and the illustrations are lovely and clear. My family knows to wait until I look up before they talk to me. Like my Dad did, I get totally lost in a good book.
Happy New Year to all!