Question: He had been standing and reading a black leather book he had found.
He was reading the giant book he'd found on the ground.

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: Other Executive Orders
administrative orders

Answer: no

Question: Yet with the discovery of marvelous artifacts and evidence of its cities, Sir Arthur Evans, its principal advocate, made reality out of folklore and myth (see page 33).
Sir Arthur Evans spent his whole like searching the area before dying an obscure failure.

Answer:
no