I was very recently - yesterday - at a local used bookstore (yes, they do still exist) with one of my boys. He was looking for Manga and I was looking for... well.. honestly I was just looking to get out of the house. But then I came across this.
Marvel Comics has, for a long time, had a title named "What if...?" that explored various parts of the Marvel Universe that may have been if certain stories had been told differently, such as, "What if Uncle Ben didn't die?" "What if the Fantastic Four never went into space?" and so forth.
So, this book is like that, but with real world implications. This book discusses what may have been if, say, Alexander the Great never became Great. The fallout would be far, wide, and survive to this day, as Alexander the Great really was the "father" of western civilisation as we know it. Or, what if Napoleon didn't invade Russia? What if the Assyrians were successful in sacking Jerusalem? Would there be a Jewish people? What about Christianity, or Islam? Interesting questions to say the least.
Well, it turns out that my cat is interested in these same philosophical questions as well. She found the book and began to guard it. I guess she was imbibing the knowledge by osmosis.
This is either "Excuse me, can't you see I'm reading?" or, "Reading makes me so sleepy, I'm ready for a nap."
I'm sure she's got a lot to say. Unfortunately it all comes out as meow.
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