Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl
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This Week’s Topic:
Destination Titles
A mix of cities, countries and regions
Thebes
Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece by Paul Cartledge
Egypt
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney
Antwerp
Antwerp: The Glory Years by Michael Pye
Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization by Amanda H. Podany
Istanbul
Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes
Petra
Petra: The History of Jordan’s Rose City by History Titans
China
Barbarians at the Wall: The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China by John Man
Waterloo
Waterloo by Victor Hugo
Rome
Hannibal: The Military Genius Who Almost Conquered Rome by Eve MacDonald
Machu Picchu
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams
Have you read any of these books?
Would you want to visit any of these destinations?
Great destinations. I have been to all of them except Mesopotamia and Machu Picchu. Fantastic places.
Machu Picchu is one of my dream destinations!
This is literally the perfect post for you
I love the variety!
I tried to spread out as much as I could. Of course I had to add Antwerp too
Great picks! I love that you have all real-world destinations.
I needed it to fit with Nonfiction November
I haven’t been to any of these destinations, but I’d love to go to Petra and Machu Picchu someday. Very fun TTT list.
Petra would is so stunning on pictures and videos, I imagine it’s even better in person!
Great topic.
Thank you
This is such a perfect topic for non-fiction November! And I do love seeing some very ‘local’ destinations on here too
I had to
This is so “you” Stephanie! I love it!
I know right?
Never heard of these books, but nonfiction is my “avoid like the plague” genre haha.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2024/11/12/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-destinations-in-the-title/
But there are so many amazing nonfiction books out there. You just have to find your interest or niche
Nice variety of destinations here. Machu Picchu looks like an amazing place to visit. My sister went last year and LOVED it.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
It must be so amazing too see!
When Women Ruled the World sounds like a good read.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
One of my favorite books!
Great list! I haven’t read any of these books before but they look interesting. I like that you chose real destinations. My list definitely has more fictional places than real ones
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/11/top-ten-tuesday-destination-titles.html
Have you visited any of the ones I chose?
I have not read any of these, but I have been to Istanbul, Rome, and China
Which one was your favorite to travel to?
I think I am going to go with Rome
Such a hard decision!