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   38. The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman
      38. The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman 
   
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 39. Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland by Jan Tomasz Gross
      39. Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland by Jan Tomasz Gross 
   
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 40. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
      40. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hardby Chip and Dan Heath
 
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 42. The Painter of Battles by Arturo Perez-Reverte
      42. The Painter of Battles by Arturo Perez-Reverte 
   
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2011/07/...
 43. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
      43. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean 
   
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 44. The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations by Brian M. Fagan
      44. The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations by Brian M. Fagan 
   
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 Stacie wrote: "The Disappearing Spoon and The Great Warming are both on my to-read-someday list... how were they?"
      Stacie wrote: "The Disappearing Spoon and The Great Warming are both on my to-read-someday list... how were they?"Disappearing Spoon was pretty good but the Great Warming, well not so great.
I just posted my review of Great Warming...
http://maphead.wordpress.com/2011/07/...
 Maphead wrote: "Stacie wrote: "The Disappearing Spoon and The Great Warming are both on my to-read-someday list... how were they?"
      Maphead wrote: "Stacie wrote: "The Disappearing Spoon and The Great Warming are both on my to-read-someday list... how were they?"Disappearing Spoon was pretty good but the Great Warming, well not so great.
I jus..."
That's a good review, and really helpful. Looks like I'll move The Great Warming to my 'maybe, if I don't find something better' list :)
 45. Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar
      45. Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar 
   
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 46. The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks
      46. The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks  
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 47. The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucette Lagnado
      47. The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucette Lagnado 
   
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 48. Preachers of Hate: Islam and the War on America by Kenneth R. Timmerman
      48. Preachers of Hate: Islam and the War on America by Kenneth R. Timmerman 
   
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 49. The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases
      49. The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Casesby Michael Capuzzo
 
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 50. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
      50. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner 
   
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 51. McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Underworld
      51. McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Underworldby Misha Glenny
 
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2011/09/...
 Hi, Maphead. I just visited your blog today for more details on some of the books you've read. Really enjoy your reviews!
      Hi, Maphead. I just visited your blog today for more details on some of the books you've read. Really enjoy your reviews!
     Kay wrote: "Hi, Maphead. I just visited your blog today for more details on some of the books you've read. Really enjoy your reviews!"
      Kay wrote: "Hi, Maphead. I just visited your blog today for more details on some of the books you've read. Really enjoy your reviews!"Thanks Kay ! I'm trying to get a few more reviews posted on the next few days.
Thanks for taking the time to read my blog !
 52. Travels in Siberia by Ian Frazier
      52. Travels in Siberia by Ian Frazier 
   
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 53. Democracy: Global Viewpoints ed. by Tom Lansford
      53. Democracy: Global Viewpoints ed. by Tom Lansford 
   
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 54. Taliban: The Unknown Enemy by James Fergusson
      54. Taliban: The Unknown Enemy by James Fergusson  
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 55. Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day Legacy of Sexual Mayhem, the Dark Secrets of Pitcairn Island Revealed by Kathy Marks
      55. Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day Legacy of Sexual Mayhem, the Dark Secrets of Pitcairn Island Revealed by Kathy Marks 
   
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 56. The Supremes’ Greatest Hits: The 37 Supreme Court Decisions That Most Affect Your Life by Michael Trachtman
      56. The Supremes’ Greatest Hits: The 37 Supreme Court Decisions That Most Affect Your Life by Michael Trachtman 
   
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 57. Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place by Peter Eichstaedt
      57. Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place by Peter Eichstaedt 
   
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 58. This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation by Barbara Ehrenreich
      58. This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation by Barbara Ehrenreich 
   
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 59. The Eichmann Trial by Deborah Lipstadt
      59. The Eichmann Trial by Deborah Lipstadt 
   
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 60. On God: An Uncommon Conversation by Norman Mailer and Michael Lennon
      60. On God: An Uncommon Conversation by Norman Mailer and Michael Lennon 
   
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 62. The God That Failed: Six Studies in Communism ed. by Richard Crossman
      62. The God That Failed: Six Studies in Communism ed. by Richard Crossman 
   
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 63. Events that Changed the World in the Nineteenth Century ed. by Frank Thackeray and John Findling
      63. Events that Changed the World in the Nineteenth Century ed. by Frank Thackeray and John Findling 
   
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 64. The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why by Phyllis Tickle
      64. The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why by Phyllis Tickle 
   
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 65. The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures by Nicholas Wade
      65. The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures by Nicholas Wade 
   
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 66. The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong
      66. The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong 
   
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 67. Jesus Compared: A Study Of Jesus And Other Great Founders Of Religions by Charles S. Braden
      67. Jesus Compared: A Study Of Jesus And Other Great Founders Of Religions by Charles S. Braden 
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 68. The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
      68. The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin 
   
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 69. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
      69. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson 
   
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      I'm dying to read In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin! I read The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America and love it!
    
  
  
   Andrea wrote: "I'm dying to read In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin! I read [book:The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair t..."
      Andrea wrote: "I'm dying to read In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin! I read [book:The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair t..."I loved that book too !
I hope to get a review up and posted of In the Garden of Beasts ASAP.
 70. The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan
      70. The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan 
   
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      Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Having the story develop from the Ambassador, and his daughter is really what appeals to me about this book. I think in time we will come to know Larson as the guy who retells the story from an odd angle and somehow it only enriches the story even more.
    
  
  
   71. Hunting Evil: The Nazi War Criminals Who Escaped and the Quest to Bring Them to Justice by Guy Walters
      71. Hunting Evil: The Nazi War Criminals Who Escaped and the Quest to Bring Them to Justice by Guy Walters  
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 73. Leningrad: State of Siege by Michael Jones
      73. Leningrad: State of Siege by Michael Jones 
   
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 74. Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Michael Zukoff
      74. Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Michael Zukoff 
   
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 Late last night I posted my Best of 2011 list on my book blog. If anyone is interested, here is the link:
      Late last night I posted my Best of 2011 list on my book blog. If anyone is interested, here is the link:http://maphead.wordpress.com/2011/12/...
Books mentioned in this topic
Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II (other topics)Leningrad: State of Siege (other topics)
Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (other topics)
Hunting Evil: The Nazi War Criminals Who Escaped and the Quest to Bring Them to Justice (other topics)
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (other topics)
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