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    <body><![CDATA[I love this Crown Journey series - authors escort you through their city, history and personal stories coming together. Baltimore is on my radar now that I live 4 hours down the road from it, know some people who are from there and have obsessively watched The Wire. I have a fondness for cities that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17504385">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really wanted to like this book - it's about Baltimore, particularly parts that I know and love.  The author, a noted novelist who also teaches at Goucher, takes a number of walks through different stretches of Baltimore - a walk down York Road from Northern Parkway to the Inner Harbor, a walk up ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23715813">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not really sure how to characterize this book and am not familiar of the series it is in--&quot;Walks Through Different Cities.&quot; I found the writing kind of quirky, in a bad way, and awkward at times, but as a former Balti-moron for seven years, really appreciated all of the random factoids...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10487168">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty fun and easy read with lots of tips for Baltimore eating spots and an even better historical focus. Segments bored me, but for the most part it was a nice read during my short stay in Baltimore - and it landed me at more than a few of my now-favorite places to eat.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I, personally, enjoyed this book as I lived in the Baltimore area for several years.  However, if you don't have that connection to the city, I don't know how into it you would be.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Humorous, informative, engaging, soulful -- makes a person really want to walk the streets of Baltimore and meet the characters Mr Bell encounters!]]></body>
    
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