Books!

1. Books!

   #41

   How to weave a Web of Romance by Mike Rotch
   
   The book is for men who are looking for a girlfriend. It tells them to treat girls equally to men...girls love that.It emphasizes being slow and steady, never being too pushy or demanding, It suggests the right time to get a present for one's loved one, and suggests what to get, depending on how rich the would be seducer is.And should the person get married, it explains how to make the marriage work and keep the love alive.

2. Books!

   #42

   Book of the Civilized Man
   Beccles of Daniel (1215)
   
   Civilized Man is believed to be the first (insert common local langauage) courtesy book (or book of manners). The book is significant because in the later Lost Ages dozens of such courtesy books were produced, indeed courtesy books have a long history in ancient and modern history. Because this appears to be the first in (local country) history, it represents a new awakening to etiquette and decorum in court society, which occurred sometime in the 13th century. As a general rule, a book of etiquette is a mark of a dynamic rather than a stable society, one in which there is an influx of "new" men, who have not been indoctrinated with the correct decorum from an early age and who are avid to catch up in a hurry.
   Scribed in NewBurrough, eventually reprinted by Blue Press 52 pgs
   
   Liber Abaci (1110) The Book of the Abacus or The Book of Calculation.
   Fibonaccius The Master of Arithmetic
   
   In this work, Fibonaccius introduced to The Lands Arabic numerals, also known as the decimal system, which he had learned by studying with People Far away. Liber Abaci was not the first book in The Land to describe decimal numerals, but by addressing tradesmen rather than academics, it was the book that convinced the public of the superiority of the new system. He showed the system and how to use it. The latter chapters shows a number of mathematical tools to derives approximations, both numerical and geometrical, of irrational numbers such as square roots. The book also includes Euclidean geometric proofs and a study of simultaneous linear equations.
   It has been scribed so many times it is beyond counting. (pun, get it?)
   Reprinted by the New Blue Press newbury 88pp. 36 illus.
   
   See what real books in the 13th century were like?

3. Books!

   #43

   The Book of the Loon
   
   This book was written by herxzark the insane. at first glance it says nothing, only a garble of words that make no sense. When read under moonlight though, it is an epic poem about The death of magic and the world being fooled into thinking that they are progressing into a new age of cars and electricity. Most take this controversial piece with a grain of salt; discrediting it as "the ramblings of a foolish madman."

4. Records of the Grand Historian

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   The Records of the Grand Historian (The Records of the Grand Historian of The Land)
   (Dougus RecordSmith d'Archerous (as not to be confused by Dougus RecordSmith d'Amar) (1820)
   
   This was the magnum opus of Dougus RecordSmith d'Archerous who had written a number of lesser historical pieces. In this work he recounted history of The Known World and Imperium from mythic and pre-imperial times to his present (a mere 130 years ago). As the first true Humanti historical text, it tremendously influenced historiography and prose (comparable to Herodotus and his Historiai). It gives "facts" and "details" about the individuals who help shape history, rather than the Elventi "lyrical" approach, covering the flow of events with no concern to individuals and groups.
   
   The 90 chapter text classifies all information into several categories:
   
   Stellar Faces (22 chapters) contain biographies of prominent rulers of the various tribes and states. It also details the entire Imperial Court and its procss.
   
   True Faces (50 chapters) contains noted rulers and important figures in the guilds, religions, and warfare.
   
   Land Ways (8 chapters) are economic and cultural records of the time covered in the book.
   
   Stairs of time (10 chapters)are timelines of events.
   
   Unlike subsequent official historical texts that adopted a more Elventi doctrine, Dougus's more liberal and objective prose had been renowned and followed by poets and novelists. Most chapters of Faces sections were vivid descriptions of events and persons, a reason for which is that the author critically used stories passed on from antiquity as part of the sources, balancing reliability and accuracy of the records.

5. Re: Books!

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