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Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives by Stephen Cohen- ****

I came across this book while watching an episode of Dan Rather Reports on HDnet. The episode I watched stuck with me for two reasons- the first will be a separate blog post- but the second reason is that towards … Continue reading

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Last Call – *****

Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found out about this book via my dad’s book group back in September. Via their discussion I realized the book addressed things … Continue reading

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Matt Kramer on Wine

Matt Kramer on Wine: A Matchless Collection of Columns, Essays, and Observations by America’s Most Original and Lucid Wine Writer by Matt Kramer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this. I bought it quite a while back … Continue reading

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Why The West Rules- For Now ****

Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future by Ian Morris My rating: 4 of 5 stars An all-encompassing historian’s view of why things seem to be the way they are now. … Continue reading

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12 What? mmmkay…

12 Chinamen and a Woman by James Hadley Chase My rating: 3 of 5 stars I downloaded this randomly after seeing some great art on the pulpcovers.com site and then searching for electronic versions of some of the titles. Yes, … Continue reading

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