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Last Shall Be The First, The
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In January 2009, Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the President of the The United States. Dr. Charles N. Smith was a strong supporter of President Elect Obama. He presents his reasons in a well-organized manner. My one criticism is the continued…
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Making a Meal of It: Sex in Chinese and Western Cultural Settings
 | 'Making a Meal of It' by Jui-shan Chang is centered on Dr. Jui-Shan Chang's cross cultural studies of Taiwan, Hong Kong and China versus the Western cultures in their ideology in relation to the study of sex. Dr. Chang's twenty years of comparative research of... |
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Me, Myself and Paris: One Toe Under the Eiffel Tower, The Other In the Grocery Store
 | Have you ever considered a vacation alone: A vacation where you could do what you want, when you want, and where you want? Our author has not only dreamed the dream she has lived it. For the last three years, Ruth Yunker has rented an... |
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My ‘70s Book
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Darryll Sherman takes readers back to the past. Those of us that grew up in the 70s remember the time through rose-colored glasses. It may not have been as great as we remember, but it was our era. Sherman reminds us that skorts were called culottes…
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Mysterious Receding Seas, The
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One of the first things I noticed about The Mysterious Receding Seas was the writing style. Richard Guy makes this topic simple and easy to understand. Guy brings his vast experience and knowledge to this topic. He suggests that the recession of the seas is slow…
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Reason Reigns
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Reason Reigns is not a quick or easy read, but it is fascinating. If I correctly surmise Ilyn Ross's purpose in writing this book, she wanted us to think or perhaps the correct wording would be to rethink. “This is why my plot is about tyrants who crave to rule…
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Remembering The Ladies
 | I found this book extremely interesting. It is about the lives of the First Ladies. We constantly hear of the Presidents and what they do or did, but we never truly get an inside look at their wives.
This book is captivating and informative. I... |
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Russia's Prestige: Historical Architecture
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Kashif Parvaiz has written a brilliant book on the history of Russian architecture since medieval times that reflects upon how buildings were created when Russian was its own world. It also reflects the influence of other cultures in Russian architecture's... |
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Smelling Land
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Smelling Land begins with the parable of a cabin boy warning his captain to turn about for he smells land. In spite of the reprimand, the boy again warns the captain, “I smell land sir please turn about.” In anger, the captain hung the boy; a short time later the ship run aground…
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The Last Byzantine
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The story begins in 1444 Mystras with the birth of the narrator, John IX Palaeologus. He was abandoned by his mother and adopted by Emmanuel and Diana, a baron couple. It is obvious he was loved. They secretly...
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