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Mini-reviews of books I’ve read recently

Mini-reviews of books I’ve read recently

By Sun, Jul 10, 2011 12:39AM UTC View Comments Mini-reviews of books I’ve read recently

Reviews of stuff I’ve read recently, in alphabetical order according to authors. As always, absolutely no poli sci books; this is stuff I read on the bus and subway and as such needs to be far away from the stuff I have to read. The Art of Captaincy by Mike Brearley Brearley is most well...

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“The year that was” – 2010 travel in review

By Wed, Dec 29, 2010 7:09AM UTC View Comments Cancelled flights are displayed on an electronic information board at the Tegel airport in Berlin Germany, Sunday, April 18, 2010. Pic: AP.

If you’re not completely sick of all the painstaking reviews, commiserations and general naval gazing over the travel year that was, here’s another few stories. 1. “The year that was” For once, we actually beat Lonely Planet at its own gig with our post about 12 months of travel in review a few weeks ago....

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