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	07/17 Bryan is currently reading: Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.) by Simon Winchester bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	04/05 Bryan is currently reading: Africa: A Biography of the Continent (Paperback) by John Reader bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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July 17
	Bryan is currently reading: Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.) by Simon Winchester bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	Bryan gave to: Kim (Penguin Classics) by Rudyard Kipling	my rating:
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June 23
	Bryan gave to: A Passage to India (Penguin Classics) by E.M. Forster	my rating:
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June 09
	Bryan read and liked Eva's review of Around the World in Eighty Days (Penguin Classics): "The writing in this book was quite bad, although it may be unfair to blame Jules Verne for that since he wrote it in French and this was an English translation. But the story was totally ridiculous and quite upsetting. Verne's portrayal of Native Ame...more " add a comment
	Bryan read and liked Shannon's review of Around the World in Eighty Days (Penguin Classics): "I randomly picked this book up and was really presently surprised. It is about a man in England in the 1870s who attempts to travel around the world in 80 days. It takes you through Calcutta, India, Hong Kong, Japan, then across the ocean to San Fran...more " add a comment
	Bryan gave to: Around the World in Eighty Days (Penguin Classics) by Jules Verne	my rating:
	Bryan said: "Having read this once as a young child, this time around the classic was very much enriched by a fuller knowledge of the history and geography of the countries that Verne illustrates. It also provides an interesting glimpse into the adventurous mind...more " add a comment
May 28
	Bryan gave to: Sons of the Conquerors: The Rise of the Turkic World (Paperback) by Hugh Pope	my rating:
	read in May, 2008 Bryan said: "While the travelogue style lends to a broad view of the Turkic peoples, without the depth of a straight history, this focus proved to be the strength of the book. Pope provides an overview of modern day realities set into historical context. A goo...more " add a comment
April 05
	Bryan is currently reading: Africa: A Biography of the Continent (Paperback) by John Reader bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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March 30
	Bryan gave to: Setting the East Ablaze: Lenins Dream of an Empire in Asia (Kodansha Globe) by Peter Hopkirk	my rating:
	read in March, 2008 Bryan said: "This title is a fitting conclusion to Hopkirk's trilogy about the Great Game and its continuation into the first half of the 20th century. Along the way much is revealed about Central Asia and the thrilling events that took place in what are now cur...more " add a comment

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