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"Wow, did this take me a long time to read. Anyway, I read Gaskell's Mary Barton many years ago and loved it; a serious and affecting classic about the working class in England at the start of the Industrial Revolution (yes, that kind of thing is ..."
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"[This book] tells the story of the Eternal City--from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to Mussolini and the German occupation in World War Two--through pivotal moments that defined its history"--Amazon.com.
"[This book] tells the story of the Eternal City--from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to Mussolini and the German occupation in World War Two--through pivotal moments that defined its history"--Amazon.com.
"Harris' account of her 14,000 kilometre bicycle trip along the Silk Road, with her equally adventurous (insane?) friend Mel. Excellent writing, thoughtful."
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"As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she most craved--that of a generalist explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and metaphysician, with a flair for basic science and endless slogging--had gone extinct. From what she could tell of the...
