Monks, Monasteries, Murder, and Medieval Mayhem
With Google announcing its new social media site, Google+ ( which means more things to learn ), and Facebook announcing that they are doing video chats , I thought of a time when all this technology didn't exist. Medieval times to be exact. What would it have been in the middle ages when a book was relatively new technology ? (By the way, you'll click on that link if you know what's good for you.) So here are some book recommendations for book worms and/or technophobes interested in an older (but definitely not simpler) age: Psst: All titles and covers link back to GoodReads so you can start your "to-read" list. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett " In 12th-century England, the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral signals the dawn of a new age. This majestic creation will bond clergy and kings, knights and peasants together in a story of toil, faith, ambition and rivalry. A sweeping tale of the turbulent middle ages, The Pillars of the Earth is a ma...