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June 30
	Devin gave to: Pale Horse Coming (Paperback) by Stephen Hunter bookshelves: adventure-novel	my rating:
	read in June, 2008 Devin said: "I've enjoyed all the Stephen Hunter's novels I've read and this is perhaps the best so far. The same unique, interesting, main character plus an unusually interesting premise which may be drawn from the real world. " add a comment
	Devin gave to: Dawn of Empire (Paperback) by Sam Barone (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: historical-novel	my rating:
	read in June, 2008 Devin said: "Well written historical novel on an interesting subject: Creation of the first walled city. The story flows so quickly I couldn't put it down. An unexpected plus is the author's great insight into the qualities necessary for leadership. Worth rea...more " add a comment
June 23
	Devin gave to: A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World from Prehistory to Today (Hardcover) by William J. Bernstein bookshelves: history	my rating:
	Devin said: "The subtitle sumarizes it. Insightfull. Only criticizm is of the final chapter which seems confused. The author seeks to make a point about free trade that does not flow from the earlier chapters or the facts offered in his conclusion. " add a comment
May 29
	Devin gave to: Istanbul: Memories and the City (Paperback) by Orhan Pamuk bookshelves: history	my rating:
	Devin said: "Well written but unrelentingly depressing portrait of the city. Struggled through it only because I will visit Istanbul soon. I’ll find out if it is really all bad or, as I suspect, the author is a depressive personality. In any case the book is...more " add a comment
March 14
	Devin gave to: Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance--and Why They Fall (Hardcover) by Amy Chua bookshelves: history	my rating:
	read in February, 2008 Devin said: "Intriguing and well supported premise: That great powers rise and fall in direct relation to their tolerance or intolerance, i.e. the most tolerant power attracts the best and brightest from other cultures, religions, nations etc enabling them to jo...more " add a comment
February 18
	Devin gave to: Strategy: Second Revised Edition (Meridian) by B.H. Liddell Hart bookshelves: military-affairs	my rating:
	read in January, 2006 Devin said: "A classic book on the general rules of Military Strategy (not specific to a particular time or place) for those interested in the subject. " add a comment
	Devin gave to: The Secret Servant (Hardcover) by Daniel Silva bookshelves: adventure-novel	my rating:
	read in January, 2007, has a copy to sell/swap Devin said: "The sequal to "The Messenger" (see my review) and even better! Novel on the same subject as the non-ficton work "While Europe Slept." " add a comment
	Devin gave to: The Messenger (Paperback) by Daniel Silva bookshelves: adventure-novel	my rating:
	read in January, 2007, has a copy to sell/swap Devin said: "Daniel Silva is a superb writer of adventure novels. His writing flows easily with great realism. His hero is an undercover Mossad agent whose cover is the worlds premier art restorer. Silva is knowledgeable enough on both subjects (the Mossad and...more " add a comment
	Devin gave to: The Master Sniper (Paperback) by Stephen Hunter bookshelves: adventure-novel	my rating:
	read in January, 2007, has a copy to sell/swap Devin said: "See reviews of "Havana" and "Time to Hunt." This time it is a WWII German sniper. " add a comment
	Devin gave to: Time to Hunt (Hardcover) by Stephen Hunter bookshelves: adventure-novel	my rating:
	read in January, 2007, has a copy to sell/swap Devin said: "Earl Swagger book (see my review of "Havana"). Like many of Hunter's newer books, this one revolves around sniping and is espeically interesting for those into the subject. " add a comment