[MR] More books from Greenwood Press

[Garth G. Groff]

Noble friends,

A few days ago I posted a brief review of a book called DAILY LIFE IN 
ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND. Some of you who weren't interested in this period 
might have passed over the review (understandable), and so missed the 
later mention of other books from Greenwood Press that would be of use 
to us.

Here is a selected list for our time period pulled from their web site 
at http://www.greenwood.com . Their prices on the web site here are for 
hardbacks, but when I ordered my copy of the Elizabethan book from 
Barnes & Noble, I was surprised to discover that it was available in 
paperback for a fraction of Greenwood's listed price (and it may also be 
the earlier edition, but that's o.k. with me). Before shelling out big 
bucks for these titles, it might be worthwhile to search around through 
B&N or Amazon to see if you can find lower prices, or even used copies.

Here's the list of Scadian-period titles (they have other eras too):

Science and Technology in Medieval European Life 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR3754.aspx> / Jeffrey R. Wigelsworth 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/W/Jeffrey_R._Wigelsworth_136517.aspx>

Daily Life in Chaucer's England 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR5951.aspx> / Jeffrey L. Forgeng 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/F/Jeffrey_L._Forgeng_140046.aspx>, 
Will Mclean 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/M/Will_-_Mclean_145870.aspx>

Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GWP013.aspx> / Sally Crawford 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/C/Sally_-_Crawford_138258.aspx>

Daily Life during the Black Death 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR3297.aspx> / Joseph P. Byrne 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/B/Joseph_P._Byrne_132762.aspx> 
(Charming, just charming)

Cooking in Europe, 1250-1650 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR3096.aspx> / Kenneth Albala 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/A/Kenneth_-_Albala.aspx>

Daily Life in the Byzantine Empire 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2437.aspx> / Marcus Rautman 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/R/Marcus_-_Rautman_148444.aspx>

Daily Life in the Mongol Empire 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR3226.aspx> / George Lane 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/L/George_-_Lane_144265.aspx>

Daily Life of the Jews in the Middle Ages 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2865.aspx> / Norman Roth 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/R/Norman_-_Roth_124916.aspx>

Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2270.aspx> / James E. Lindsay 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/L/James_E._Lindsay_144787.aspx>

Daily Life of the Vikings <http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2269.aspx> 
/ Kirsten Wolf 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/W/Kirsten_-_Wolf_136748.aspx>

Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR1668.aspx> / John J. Butt 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/B/John_J._Butt_131184.aspx>

Daily Life During the Spanish Inquisition 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR1667.aspx> / James M. Anderson 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/A/James_M._Anderson_132184.aspx>

Daily Life in Traditional China 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR0955.aspx> / Charles Benn 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/B/Charles_-_Benn_132128.aspx> 
(Tang Dynasty, 7th century)

Daily Life in the Age of Sail 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR1026.aspx> / Dorothy Denneen Volo 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/V/Dorothy_Denneen_Volo_135896.aspx>, 
James M. Volo 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/V/James_M._Volo_135897.aspx> 
(14th c. onward)

Daily Life in Renaissance Italy 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR0426.aspx> / Elizabeth S. Cohen 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/C/Elizabeth_S._Cohen_137909.aspx>, 
Thomas V. Cohen 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/C/Thomas_V._Cohen_137923.aspx>

Daily Life in Medieval Europe 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR0273.aspx> / Jeffrey L. Forgeng 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/F/Jeffrey_L._Forgeng_140046.aspx>

Daily Life in Elizabethan England 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR9335.aspx> / Jeffrey L. Forgeng 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/F/Jeffrey_L._Forgeng_140046.aspx>

Daily Life in the Inca Empire 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR9390.aspx> / Michael A. Malpass 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/M/Michael_A._Malpass_78.aspx>

Daily Life in Maya Civilization 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR9342.aspx> / Robert J. Sharer 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/S/Robert_J._Sharer_17.aspx>

Daily Life of the Aztecs <http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR7744.aspx> 
/ Davíd Carrasco 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/C/Dav%25c3%25add_-_Carrasco.aspx>, 
Scott Sessions 
<http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/author/S/Scott_-_Sessions_133675.aspx>

If you go to Greenwood's site and search under "daily life series" you 
can see the whole list, including ISBN numbers and prices. There are 
reviews and summaries linked to each title. Pretty neat!

Note that a number of these titles have second editions. I suspect that 
they have updated web resources, assuming they are similar to the 
Elizabethan book. I cannot speak the the usefulness of any of these 
except the Elizabethan book, since that is the only one I've seen (so far).

At your service,


Mungo Napier, Shire of Isenfir's unofficial librarian
(mka Garth Groff)