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The Books: “Happy Isles of Oceania : Paddling the Pacific” (Paul Theroux)

Posted on March 30, 2006 by sheila

History bookshelf: Next book on the shelf is The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific by Paul Theroux. So crazy Paul Thoreux starts in Australia, and then is flown to the Solomon Islands. He then takes out his trusty … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town” (Paul Theroux)

Posted on March 29, 2006 by sheila

History/Travel bookshelf: Next book on the shelf is Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown by Paul Theroux. I love Theroux’s “travel” books. I love his novels, too, but I have a specific affection for his many many “travel” … Continue reading →

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The Books: “The Gulag Archipelago” (Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn)

Posted on March 28, 2006 by sheila

History bookshelf: Next book on the shelf is The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Solzhenitsyn was imprisoned in Stalin’s gulag – the “gulag archipelago”, from 1945 to 1953. This is his book about how the “gulag” worked, but not just … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Night Train to Turkistan” (Stuart Stevens)

Posted on March 27, 2006 by sheila

Next book on the travel/history shelf: Next book on the shelf is Night Train to Turkistan: Modern Adventures Along China’s Ancient Silk Road by Stuart Stevens. This is a kooky travelogue book – I enjoyed it. Four people, 3 guys … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Berlin Diary : The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941″ (William L. Shirer)

Posted on March 26, 2006 by sheila

Next book on history shelf: Next book on the shelf is Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941 by William Shirer. Last Shirer book I have – this one is, well, what the title says: his diary from … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Nightmare Years: 1930 – 1940″ (William L. Shirer)

Posted on March 25, 2006 by sheila

And here is my next excerpt of the day from my library. Next book on the shelf is The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940 by William Shirer. A first-person memoir of Shirer’s time living in Nazi Germany, and covering not just Germany … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich” (William L. Shirer)

Posted on March 24, 2006 by sheila

And here is my next excerpt: History bookshelf Next book on the shelf is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William Shirer. So deciding on an excerpt here was daunting. There’s so … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran” (Elaine Sciolino)

Posted on March 23, 2006 by sheila

History/Travel Bookshelf: Next book on the shelf is Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran by Elaine Sciolino. Elaine Sciolino is a senior correspondent for The New York Times and has been covering Iran and the Middle East for years. … Continue reading →

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The Books: “10 Days That Shook the World” (John Reed)

Posted on March 22, 2006 by sheila

History bookshelf: Next book on the shelf is Ten days that Shook the World by John Reed. Before I get to this rollicking effective fabulously-written piece of propaganda, I have to get something out of the way, especially for my … Continue reading →

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The Books: “On Another Man’s Wound” (Ernie O’Malley)

Posted on March 20, 2006 by sheila

History bookshelf: Next book on the shelf is On Another Man’s Wound by Ernie O’Malley. Like my dad said when he told me to read this book: “Most memoirs of IRA members are not well written. It’s all ‘Then we … Continue reading →

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