Yesterday, high school basketball officially began.
Today, the turning Wheel of Time turns to
Just in case you don’t know, Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! All you have to do is grab the book you’re currently reading, open to a random page and share a few sentences from that page. But make sure you don’t share any spoilers!*
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I’m full steam ahead on my Goodreads challenge: 5 books ahead!
I left present-day Discworld for Roundworld in the 12th and 13th centuries with Marc Morris’ King John: Treachery and Tyranny in Medieval England: The Road to Magna Carta.
Yes, this book has two subtitles!
The Truly Random Number Generator sends us to page 191:
Yet the impression, from both the chroniclers and
the official records, is that John indulged his whim
in this way a great deal more than any of his
predecessors. With increasing frequency, men and
women, great and small, were deprived of their lands
simply because they had somehow incurred his
displeasure.
Sounds like John will live up to his nickname:
John the First and John the Worst
In Retrospect
The Shepherd’s Crown by Sir Terry Pratchett earned 5 stars.
When Books Went To War by Molly Manning also earned 5 stars, and in my opinion should be required reading for anyone who doubts the value of the printed word. It is by far the best book about books I’ve read.
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Running In My Head 
I went to a Magna Exhibition when I was in London and learnt all about how the Magna Carta came into existence and I can safely say Prince John was a bit of a jerk. Having said that, if he hadn’t been such a jerk the law system as we know it today might be a little different.
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