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Type: documentary

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Status: favorite

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Author: Victoria Finlay

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Tags: history art anthropology travel

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Description: Travel logue of an journalist who travels the world searching for the sources and historiesTravel logue of an journalist who travels the world searching for the sources and histories of the colors of the rainbow. She learns why Michaelangelo never finished a painting while waiting for the perfect shade of blue to arrive, and why saffron is the world's most expensive spice....

2005-09-02

 

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Type: documentary

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Status: I recommend

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Author: Bruce Feiler

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Tags: history middleeast anthropology bible travel

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Description: Part travelogue, part historical investigation, Bruce travels through the narrative of thePart travelogue, part historical investigation, Bruce travels through the narrative of the five books of Moses, visiting locations in order as they are mentioned, and discussing facts and theories about the true authorship. ...

2005-09-02

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Type: fiction

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Status: I recommend

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Author: Heidi Julavits

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Tags: family middleeast relationships terrorists

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Description: A complex book dealing with relationships in a post- 9/11 world, specifically in terroristA complex book dealing with relationships in a post- 9/11 world, specifically in terrorist situations. Alice is in training at the International Institute for Terrorist Studies in Lucerne, and has her own experience being hostage. But the question is, who are the terrorists and who are not?...

2005-09-02