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360 Degrees Longitude

by John Higham (Goodreads Author)

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The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?

by Jared Diamond

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Excellent Memoir! Where else but ARGO can you find a front-row seat to the last days of the Shah? Even better than Dodie’s first book, A Broad Abroad in Thailand! With the release of ARGO and all the attention to the final days of the Shah’s reign, it...more
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Travel Literature Makes My Heart Beat Faster.. — 941 members — last activity Jun 15, 2013 02:36pm
Do you adore a good piece of travel literature/travelogue? Than this is the group for you!

Self-Published and Indie Authors Support Group — 903 members — last activity 5 hours, 9 min ago
The Group is a place where ANY and ALL Self-Published and Indie Authors can come to Promote their books. It is also a place where you can make friends...more

Abroad by Book — 42 members — last activity Jun 14, 2013 05:54am
Abroad by Book is a group on GR only that is meant to promote travel writing and the reading of said writing through monthly group reads. ((Once enough...more

Around the World in Books — 241 members — last activity Jun 15, 2013 08:32pm
This is a book club for people who would like to read a book about a different part of the world each month. The goal is to see how many countries we...more

Armchair Sailors — 178 members — last activity 11 hours, 25 min ago
A group to discuss historical fiction involving sailing ships--think Patrick O'Brian or C.S Forester--and the Golden Age of Sail. Ahoy! Photo: Brig "Lad...more

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