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July 16
	Josh gave to: An African in Greenland (New York Review Books Classics) by Tete-Michel Kpomassie, A. Alvarez	my rating:
	Josh said: "Funny, perceptive, brutal but ultimately kind travelogue by a guy from Togo who becomes fixated on Greenland as a child in the 1950s and spends eight years working his way up through Africa and Europe to Greenland. Of particular interest is the extre...more " see all 1 comments
July 09
	Josh gave to: The Greenlanders (Paperback) by Jane Smiley	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 Josh said: "Epic novel about Norse settlers in Greenland. Really rich description of the decline of a society, really evocative portrait of medieval Greenland, but most of all, really long and slow. I've read other of her books which are not this turgidly writte...more " add a comment
	Josh gave to: Base Politics: Democratic Change and the U.s. Military Overseas (Hardcover) by Alexander Cooley	my rating:
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May 19
	Josh gave to: Rust and Bone: Stories (Hardcover) by Craig Davidson	my rating:
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	Josh gave to: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (Paperback) by Jack Weatherford	my rating:
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March 30
	Josh gave to: When the Messenger is Hot: Stories (Paperback) by Elizabeth Crane	my rating:
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	Josh gave to: Hadji Murad (Paperback) by Leo Tolstoy	my rating:
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March 19
	Josh gave to: Palestine (Paperback) by Joe Sacco, Edward W. Said	my rating:
	read in March, 2008 Josh said: "He's terrific at making you really feel like you're in a place, though this book made me a little uncomfortable some times with its one-sided approach (as compared to Safe Area Gorazde, where he managed to clarify another incredibly complex situation...more " add a comment
	Josh added: The Icon and the Axe : An Interpretive History of Russian Culture (Paperback) by James Billington	my rating:
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