Its all in the post

You can´t beat the feeling of a big juicy packet coming in the post with your name on it. Although I do have a hunch that not all people get the same goose-bumpy, night-before-christmas-when ur-5 years-old feeling in front of a pile of books that are all mine, I persevere in my opinion that it is up there with sliced bread.

So look what I´ve got!

They took their bloody time though. I ordered these two at the same time, and Amazon had my book arriving on my doorstep within two days, and thats from the UK. Adlibris however took their time (about a week) before they spilled the beans and let me know they didn´t actually have the books in stock (not one single one of 6!) and they were delayed who knows where. But after a fair portion of tomfoolery they at least upgraded the freight to the quickest possible, and well, the sum total of my highly taxed VISA card is now lying on the floor in front of me.

For a while I´ve been wanting to read something about Mesopotamia, since my stingy university felt that European (i.e. 90% British) archaeology was all they were inclined to share over the course of my attendance. I haven´t the faintest idea of which scholars to turn to in this geographical location, I just simply chose a recent publication that seemed to be the recommended starting point for Near Eastern studies in many universities.

So roll on:

M. Van De Mieroop, (2007). A history of the Ancient Near East

A bit of a politics fix with :
M. Anderson, (1999) Do no Harm: How aid can support peace-or war

J. Darby and R. Mac Ginty (eds.), (2008) Contemporary Peacemaking: Conflict, Peace Processes and Post-War Reconstruction

Another attempt to read something in Spanish:

M.L. Alonso Las pelirrojas traen mala suerte

And then some chillin pages:

Garth Cartwright Princes Amongst Men, Journeys with gypsy musicians
Donna Tartt The Secret History

Audrey Niffenegger The Time Traveler´s Wife

Now all thats missing is that hammock...