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Marc Hyman lived in Estonia through most of the eventful 1990s. He taught accounting and finance at the Estonian Business School and at Concordia International University Estonia (now Tallinn University of Technology), served as Tallinn Bureau Chief for The Baltic Observer (now The Baltic Times) and as Managing Editor of The Baltic Business Leader, and worked as a consultant for Hansabank, North Estonian Bank, and Virumaa Commerce Bank.

Marc's accounts of day-to-day life in the newly independent Baltic States and Russia have been published in AjaKaja, Crosscurrents, Yours Truly, and Europe Today. He lives in Seattle. ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 30 ratings · 9 reviews · 24 distinct works

	Back On The Map: Adventures In Newly Independent Estonia 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Curious Moody City: A Visit To Moscow, 1995 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schisandra it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	GABA and its Relationship with L-Theanine: Understanding Neurotransmitters, Mood, and Focus 1.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Cormorant Hunt (The Cormorant Trilogy, #2)

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Interesting characters, finely-drawn pre- and post-WWII New York City setting, but a plot that meanders then fizzles out halfway through. I read for another 30 pages, then gave up. (No rating)
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Marc did not finish Our Game by John le Carré	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I gave up on this novel after about 120 pages, by which point the plot, involving a retired spy keeping some sort of secret from the police and his bosses (and us), hadn't really taken shape. I found the narrator to be neither interesting nor likeabl ...more
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Marc did not finish Homage To Catalonia by George Orwell	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is Orwell's vivid account of serving on the front lines of the Spanish Civil War in 1937. It's a very honest look at warfare from the soldier's perspective and contains not a trace of sentimentality. It's very well written. But I put the book asi ...more
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This crime novel is set mostly in Virginia, told from multiple points of view, and concerns a conspiracy involving a private military contractor. It started out with some promise: the quality of the writing is good, and several of the characters seem ...more
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