Munich
May 11, 2011 

Another gorgeous day in the Bavarian capital. 

Work is going swimmingly, and even if it wasn’t, I wouldn’t talk about that here.  Sorry.  But it really is going well.

During my Potsdam tour on Saturday I realized, again, how woefully ignorant I am of continental European history.  The stories of the rulers of Prussia that I heard on the tour were so interesting  that I went to Amazon to look for a book that could shore up my education a bit.  I decided on The Iron Kingdom:  The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947 by Christopher Clark.  It’s a huge 800+ page book, and while it’s a bit dry, I’m still enjoying it, and it’s full of great information where my knowledge is sorely lacking.  I hope I have the patience to finish reading it.  I’m about 17% of the way through it now.

Favorite History Books

• The Proud Tower by Barbara Tuchman
• Peter the Great by Robert K. Massie
• Salt by Mark Kurlansky
• A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich
• The Bridge at Andau by James Michener
• The Great Bridge:  The Epic Story of the Bulding of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough