BOTNS #347: 1700 Was a Long Time Ago

Books written before 1700, plus we recommend Primates by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks, and The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs by Matthew Dicks.

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We received a message from a listener who thinks we might have our "heads in the sand" when it comes to e-books. We think he means e-book only titles, since, when we discuss books, we just want you to read them, and don't care how you do that. We fully admit that our own reading tends to be books that are available in multiple formats and not just one, but we do promise to recommend books we love no matter their format.

 (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (05:13)

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The Art of Stillness (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/the-art-of-stillness/221709) by Pico Iyer, narrated by the author, is my pick for this week's Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week.

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1700 Was a Long Time Ago (07:41)

Cam, from Tennessee, asked for help with the Bingo square "Published before 1700." Unfortunately, we're just getting to the question now, with only a week left in the official BOTNS Bingo game. To compensate, we start with a short suggestion.

* The Prince (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28862.The_Prince?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Niccolò Machiavelli

* Don Quixote (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3835.Don_Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

* The Republic (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30289.The_Republic?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Plato

* The Satyricon (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168214.The_Satyricon?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Gaius Petronius Arbiter

* The Canterbury Tales (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2696.The_Canterbury_Tales?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Geoffrey Chaucer

* The Symposium (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81779.The_Symposium?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Plato

* Beowulf (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52357.Beowulf?from_search=true&search_version=service)

* The Odyssey (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey?from_search=true&search_version=service) and The Iliad (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1371.The_Iliad?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Homer

* The Odyssey (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7989499-the-odyssey) graphic novel by Gareth Hinds (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11528.Gareth_Hinds?from_search=true&search_version=service) (who has done several graphic novel versions of other pre-1700 books)

* Aesop's Fables (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1217489.Aesop_s_Fables)

* The Epic of Gilgamesh (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/617495.The_Epic_of_Gilgamesh)

* The Histories (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1362.The_Histories?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Herodotus

Ann discovered a Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/1kncat/what_is_your_favourite_piece_of_writing_pre1700/) with a ton of great suggestions.

Two Books We Can't Wait For You to Read (16:58)

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Booktopia Petoskey author Jim Ottaviani's latest work of scientific graphic nonfiction is Primates (https://www.goodreads.