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| I just finished Bryson's 'A Walk in the Woods' and it was very entertaining. I really enjoy the mix of adventure, humor and scientific knowledge in this book. I think I will read his book on Australia next.
I'm also reading a book on the Algerian Crisis of 1952-60, which created such havoc in North Africa and metropolitan France.
I am just about through with Diarmaid McCulloch's work on the Prostestant Reformation and it is quite enlightening. One can not speak of a reformation but of reformations concerning this pivotal event in western history. As usual the simple gives way to the complex when one scrutinizes.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | mr. christian, the bryson books are always entertaining! i have the australia book In a Sunburned Country i think it's called and it's amazing. the place names in australia are a huge source of comedy the bryson take full advantage of.
i'm wrapping up American Gods right now. first bit of fantasy i've read in a long time and well worth the effort. i can see why it's so popular. i just discovered there is a movie coming out based on an earlier novel by neil gaiman called Stardust. don't know much about it but you can see the trailer here: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/stardust.html;_ylt=AnFpTY9RR7LWQb.l...
it's got robert de niro and the lovely michelle pfiefer. looks promising!
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Location: Dallas, Texas | by the way, if you want to read In a Sunburned Country you can borrow my copy. save you some bucks. |
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| Hi here how are you? I am newbie in beta.worldswithoutend.com so i hope i will get some friends here  |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | hello siriuslek,
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