Snakes and Ladders Poll: TA’s Final Book to Read? – Decision
OK, executive decision time then! Of the two books that are ahead of the others by just about a nose (1 vote) at this point — namely, Chitra Banerjee Divakarumi’s Sister of my Heart and Rosario Ferré’s House on the Lagoon — Ferré’s House on the Lagoon is calling more to me at this point. […]
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Snakes and Ladders Poll: TA’s Final Book to Read?
I’ve made it to square 100 (yey!), which calls for letting the BookLikes crowd decide my next read. So, please vote: Which book should I read next? Chitra Banerjee Divakarumi: Sister of My Heart Rosario Ferré: The House on the Lagoon Alexandra Fuller: Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight Elif Shafak: Three […]
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Did some last minute Christmas shopping …
… including shopping for book gifts. Inevitably, I ended up also getting a few books for myself … Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1821353/did-some-last-minute-christmas-shopping
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The Telegraph: Unesco’s new World Heritage Sites – 2015 – Travel
This year’s additions to the list of Unesco World Heritage sites, from Edinburgh’s Forth Bridge to a pie factory in Uruguay. Ephesus, Turkey What Unesco says: “Located within what was once the estuary of the River Kaystros, Ephesus comprises successive Hellenistic and Roman settlements founded on new locations, which followed the coastline as it […]
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