Books of the month — September 2023

Riña de gatos. Eduardo Mendoza. I had this one by Mendoza on my list, and it is as enjoyable as all his novels. Light, well paced, with a plot put together very neatly.

España mágica. Un viaje por los grandes secretos arqueológicos y monumentales de nuestro país. Pedro García Cuartango. A beautiful book, very well documented and full of references you will be able to connect with your own experiences.

Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman. A. Oshineye, D. Hoover. One for the reference shelf if programming is your craft. They have managed to make a cluster of patterns interesting, and to be brief on top of it.

Insectpedia: A Brief Compendium of Insect Lore. Eric R. Eaton. A delight. If you like drawing bugs, or bug doodles as I do, you will love this book. It combines exactly the right amount of information with a special gift for drawing not only the insects but the situations it puts them in.

Cervantes. Jean Canavaggio. To say goodbye to this fine Hispanist who left us, I read his biography of Cervantes. Very good, and it conveys what people used to say about Cervantes himself: always ready to listen rather than to pontificate, for all his learning.

The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World. Joe Keohane. Do not miss this book. I enjoyed it from the first page to the last. And one more thing: put it into practice. ;)