Around the World in 80 Books discussion

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Total regions 9
Total Countries 141

Africa
Algeria - The Last Summer of Reason
Angola - A Certain Curve of Horn: The Hundred-Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola
Benin - Blood Is Dirt
Botswana - Don't Look Behind You!: A Safari Guide's Encounters with Ravenous Lions, Stampeding Elephants, and Lovesick Rhinos
Cameroon - The Last Great Ape: A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for the Heart of the Continent
Canary Islands - Even More Ketchup than Salsa: The Final Dollop
Congo, Democratic Republic of - Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
Cote d'Ivoire - The Big Killing
Egypt - Justine
Eritrea - My Fathers' Daughter: A Story of Family and Belonging
Ghana - Children of the Street
Kenya - A Guide to the Beasts of East Africa
Liberia - Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War
Madagascar - Antipode: Seasons with the Extraordinary Wildlife and Culture of Madagascar
Mauritius - Darwin's Wink: A Novel of Nature and Love
Morocco - Secret Son
Niger - Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival
Nigeria - Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria
Rwanda - A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda
Senegal - However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
Sierra Leone - Radiance of Tomorrow
Somalia - A House in the Sky
South Africa - The Fallen
Sudan - The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur
Tanzania - Crazy River: Exploration and Folly in East AFrica
Zambia - The Garden of Burning Sand
Zimbabwe - The Grass Is Singing

Antarctica
Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence, and Emperor Penguins

Asia
Bangladesh - The Crescent and the Pen: The Strange Journey of Taslima Nasreen
Cambodia - The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine
China - The Mao Case
Georgia - A Hero of Our Time
Hong Kong - The Painted Veil
India - The Case of the Missing Servant
Indonesia - Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
Japan see Japan regions
Kazakhstan - Drinking Camel's Milk in the Yurt: Expat Stories from Kazakhstan
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of- Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home
Korea, Republic of - One Thousand Chestnut Trees
Kyrgyzstan - Restless Valley: Revolution, Murder, and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia
Laos - Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival
Macau - The Ballad of a Small Player
Malaysia - The Garden of Evening Mists
Maldives - On the Island
Mongolia - Moron to Moron: Two Men, Two Bikes, One Mongolian Misadventure
Myanmar - Burmese Days
Nepal - Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Philippines - The Solemn Lantern Maker: A Novel
Singapore - The Moonlight Palace
Sri Lanka - Wave
Taiwan - Ghost Month
Timor-Leste - Francesca
Thailand - Grandad, There's A Head On The Beach
Tibet - Water Touching Stone
Uzbekistan - The Dancer from Khiva: One Muslim Woman's Quest for Freedom

Caribbean
Antigua & Barbuda- My Brother
Barbados - Sugar in the Blood: A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire
British Virgin Islands - Dangerous Depths
Cayman Islands - The Hidden Son
Cuba - Our Man in Havana
Curacao - The Other Side of Blue
Dominican Republic - The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris
Haiti - Claire of the Sea Light
Jamaica - Pirate Latitudes
Puerto Rico - Death in Precinct Puerto Rico
St. Vincent & the Grenadines - Night Diver
US Virgin Islands - Land of Love and Drowning

Europe
Albania - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Austria - Vienna Blood
Azores - Natives and Exotics
Belgium - The Square of Revenge
Bosnia & Herzegovina- Fools Rush In: A True Story of Love, War, and Redemption
Bulgaria - Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria
Channel Islands - A Game For Heroes
Croatia - The Hired Man
Czech Republic - Utz
Denmark - A Conspiracy of Faith
England - The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
Estonia - The Darkest Corner of the World
Finland - A Winter Book
France -The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science
Germany - see Germany regions
Gibraltar - Shadow of the Rock
Greece - Deadline in Athens: An Inspector Costas Haritos Mystery
Greenland - The Day Is Dark: A Thriller
Iceland - Burial Rites
Ireland, Republic of see Ireland regions
Italy - Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Netherlands - The Dinner
Northern Ireland: I Hear the Sirens in the Street: A Detective Sean Duffy Novel
Norway - Police: A Harry Hole Novel
Poland - The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945
Portugal - A Small Death in Lisbon
Russia - The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
Scotland - Letters from Skye
Slovenia - The Cartier Project
Spain- see Spain regions
Sweden - Strange Bird
Switzerland - In Matto's Realm: A Sergeant Studer Mystery
Ukraine - The Child Thief
Vatican City - A Season For The Dead
Wales - A Morbid Taste for Bones

Latin America
Argentina - Far Away and Long Ago
Belize - Whiplash River: A Novel
Bolivia - City of Silver: A Mystery
Brazil - Snow Hunters
Chile - The Yellow Heart
Colombia - My Colombian War: A Journey Through the Country I Left Behind
Easter Island - The Moai Murders
Ecuador - The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale Of Love, Murder, And Survival In The Amazon
Galapagos - The Galapagos: A Natural History
Guatemala - The Coffee Diary
Guyana - Green Mansions
Nicaragua - Night of the Jaguar: A Novel
Panama - Cup of Gold
Peru - Chasing the Sun: A Novel
Suriname - Monkey Love and Murder
Uruguay - The Purple Land
Venezuela - The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos

Middle East
Afghanistan - What Changes Everything
Iran - The Persian Bride
Israel - The Saturday Morning Murder
Jordan - Pillars of Salt
Lebanon - An Unnecessary Woman
Oman- Oman: Under Arabian Skies
Palestine - Mornings in Jenin
Saudi Arabia - The Sand Cafe: A Novel
Syria - Night Falls on Damascus: A Novel
Turkey - My Name is Red
United Arab Emirates - The Sand Fish: A Novel from Dubai
Yemen - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

North America
Canada - A Criminal to Remember
Mexico - A Land Without Sin
United States- MA- Growing Up on the Chocolate Diet: A Memoir With Recipes

Oceania
Australia - Bad Debts
French Polynesia- Marquesas, Society Islands, Tuamotus: Love with a Chance of Drowning
Kiribati - Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story
Micronesia - Under the Sun
New Zealand - Death on Demand
Papua New Guinea - Euphoria
Vanuatu - Port Vila Blues

North America- USA- Massachusetts: Growing Up on the Chocolate Diet: A Memoir With Recipes by Lora Brody

Europe- Spain- Death of a Nationalist by Rebecca Pawel

Asia - Japan - Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino

Europe - Germany - Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus

Europe - France -The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science by Douglas Starr

Europe- Northern Ireland: I Hear the Sirens in the Street: A Detective Sean Duffy Novel by Adrian McKinty

Africa- Sierra Leone - Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah

Yay! I'm so glad you are in the challenge again this year! You keep me on my toes!

Diane wrote: "Yay! I'm so glad you are in the challenge again this year! You keep me on my toes!"

LOL, You're my inspiration!

Europe - Scotland - Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole

Asia - Sri Lanka - Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala

Europe - England - The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley

Oceania - French Polynesia- Marquesas, Society Islands, Tuamotus: Love with a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche

Europe - Iceland - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Africa - South Africa - The Fallen by Jassy Mackenzie

Middle East- Afghanistan - What Changes Everything by Masha Hamilton

Asia - Laos - Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival by Alison Wright

Latin America - Brazil - Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon

Asia - Kazakhstan - Drinking Camel's Milk in the Yurt: Expat Stories from Kazakhstan by Monica Neboli

Europe - Poland - The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 by Władysław Szpilman

North America - Canada - A Criminal to Remember by Michael Van Rooy

Europe - Finland - A Winter Book by Tove Jansson

Australia - Bad Debts by Peter Temple

Latin America - Galapagos - The Galapagos: A Natural History by Henry Nicholls

Europe - Sweden - Strange Bird by Anna Jansson

Antarctica - Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence, and Emperor Penguins by Gavin Francis

Oceania - New Zealand - Death on Demand by Paul Thomas

Africa - Zambia - The Garden of Burning Sand by Corban Addison

Latin America - Peru - Chasing the Sun: A Novel by Natalia Sylvester

Middle East - Lebanon - An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

Caribbean - Haiti - Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat

Africa - Mauritius - Darwin's Wink: A Novel of Nature and Love by Alison Anderson

Asia - China - The Mao Case by Xiaolong Qiu

Europe - Austria - Vienna Blood by Frank Tallis

Africa - Egypt - Justine by Lawrence Durrell

Latin America - Guatemala - The Coffee Diary by Caroline Kellems

Asia - Indonesia - Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff

Europe - Bosnia & Herzegovina- Fools Rush In: A True Story of Love, War, and Redemption by Bill Carter

Middle East- Turkey - My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk

Caribbean - St. Vincent & the Grenadines - Night Diver by Elizabeth Lowell

Latin America- Chile - The Yellow Heart by Pablo Neruda

Middle East- Israel - The Saturday Morning Murder by Batya Gur

Asia - Republic of Korea - One Thousand Chestnut Trees by Mira Stout

Europe - Norway - Police: A Harry Hole Novel by Jo Nesbø

Asia - Tibet - Water Touching Stone by Eliot Pattison

Africa - Senegal - However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph by Aimee Molloy

Africa - Zimbabwe - The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing

Europe - Italy - Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King

Asia - Philippines - The Solemn Lantern Maker: A Novel by Merlinda Bobis

Europe - Belgium - The Square of Revenge by Pieter Aspe

Asia - Nepal - Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan

Europe - Czech Republic - Utz by Bruce Chatwin

Asia - Thailand - Grandad, There's A Head On The Beach by Colin Cotterill

Latin America - Guyana - Green Mansions by William Henry Hudson

Africa - Kenya - A Guide to the Beasts of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson

Europe - Portugal - A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson

Asia - Cambodia - The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine by Somaly Mam

Middle East - Yemen - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday

Asia - India - The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall

Oceania - Kiribati - Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story by J. Maarten Troost

Latin America - Panama - Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck

Africa - Algeria - The Last Summer of Reason by Tahar Djaout

Caribbean - US Virgin Islands - Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique

Africa - Cote d'Ivoire - The Big Killing by Robert Wilson

Europe - Netherlands - The Dinner by Herman Koch

Africa - Botswana - Don't Look Behind You!: A Safari Guide's Encounters with Ravenous Lions, Stampeding Elephants, and Lovesick Rhinos by Peter Allison

Oceania - Papua New Guinea - Euphoria by Lily King

Europe - Denmark - A Conspiracy of Faith by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Caribbean - Dominican Republic - The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris by Mark Kurlansky

Europe - Greece - Deadline in Athens: An Inspector Costas Haritos Mystery by Petros Markaris

Africa - Ghana - Children of the Street by Kwei Quartey

Caribbean - British Virgin Islands - Dangerous Depths by Kathy Brandt

Asia - Georgia - A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov

Africa - Canary Islands - Even More Ketchup than Salsa: The Final Dollop by Joe Cawley

Asia - Maldives - On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves

Latin America - Easter Island - The Moai Murders by Lyn Hamilton

Middle East - United Arab Emirates - The Sand Fish: A Novel from Dubai by Maha Gargash

Caribbean - Cuba - Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene

Middle East - Saudi Arabia - The Sand Cafe: A Novel by Neil MacFarquhar

Asia - Myanmar (Burma) - Burmese Days by George Orwell

Asia - Hong Kong - The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

Latin America - Uruguay - The Purple Land by William Henry Hudson

Africa - Cameroon - The Last Great Ape: A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for the Heart of the Continent by Ofir Drori

Europe - Croatia - The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna

Africa - Benin - Blood Is Dirt by Robert Wilson

Europe - Albania - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman

North America - Mexico - A Land Without Sin by Paula Huston

Africa - Madagascar - Antipode: Seasons with the Extraordinary Wildlife and Culture of Madagascar by Heather E. Heying

Latin America - Ecuador - The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale Of Love, Murder, And Survival In The Amazon by Robert Whitaker

Middle East - Palestine - Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

Latin America - Belize - Whiplash River: A Novel by Lou Berney

Asia - North Korea - Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home by Laura Ling

Caribbean - Antigua - My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid

Africa - Sudan - The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari

Africa - Morocco - Secret Son by Laila Lalami

Africa - Liberia - Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War by Leymah Gbowee

Africa - Nigeria - Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa

Latin America - Nicaragua - Night of the Jaguar: A Novel by Joe Gannon

Europe - Greenland - The Day Is Dark: A Thriller by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Europe - Gibraltar - Shadow of the Rock by Thomas Mogford

Asia - Bangladesh - The Crescent and the Pen: The Strange Journey of Taslima Nasreen by Hanifa Deen

Africa - Eritrea - My Fathers' Daughter: A Story of Family and Belonging by Hannah Pool

Asia - Mongolia - Moron to Moron: Two Men, Two Bikes, One Mongolian Misadventure by Tom Doig

Asia - Singapore - The Moonlight Palace by Liz Rosenberg

Europe - Azores - Natives and Exotics by Jane Alison

Middle East - Jordan - Pillars of Salt by Fadia Faqir

Latin America - Bolivia - City of Silver: A Mystery by Annamaria Alfieri

Asia - Kyrgyzstan - Restless Valley: Revolution, Murder, and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia by Philip Shishkin

Asia - Macau - The Ballad of a Small Player by Lawrence Osborne

Middle East - Oman- Oman: Under Arabian Skies by Rory Patrick Allen

Caribbean - Puerto Rico - Death in Precinct Puerto Rico by Steven Torres

Africa - Congo, Democratic Republic of - Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo by Vanessa Woods

Latin America - Venezuela - The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos by Margaret Mascarenhas

Europe - Russia - The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant

Oceania- Micronesia - Under the Sun by Justin Kerr-Smiley

Latin America - Colombia - My Colombian War: A Journey Through the Country I Left Behind by Silvana Paternostro

Africa - Rwanda - A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda by Josh Ruxin

Latin America - Argentina - Far Away and Long Ago by William Henry Hudson

Europe - Wales - A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

Europe - Ukraine - The Child Thief by Dan Smith

Latin America - Suriname - Monkey Love and Murder by Edith McClintock

Asia - Malaysia - The Garden of Evening Mists by Twan Eng Tan

Africa - Angola - A Certain Curve of Horn: The Hundred-Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola by John Frederick Walker

Middle East - Iran - The Persian Bride by James Buchan

Oceania - Vanuatu - Port Vila Blues by Garry Disher

Caribbean - Curacao - The Other Side of Blue by Valerie O. Patterson

Europe - Vatican City - A Season For The Dead by David Hewson

Caribbean - Cayman Islands - The Hidden Son by Dianna T. Benson

Europe - Slovenia - The Cartier Project by Miha Mazzini

Europe - Switzerland - In Matto's Realm: A Sergeant Studer Mystery by Friedrich Glauser

Caribbean - Barbados - Sugar in the Blood: A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire by Andrea Stuart

Asia - Taiwan - Ghost Month by Ed Lin

Europe - Estonia - The Darkest Corner of the World by Urve Tamberg

Caribbean - Jamaica - Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

Africa - Niger - Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival by Anderson Cooper

Africa - Somalia - A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout

Middle East - Syria - Night Falls on Damascus: A Novel by Frederick Highland

Europe - Channel Islands - A Game For Heroes by Jack Higgins

Asia - Timor-Leste - Francesca by Donald Finnaeus Mayo

Africa - Tanzania - Crazy River: Exploration and Folly in East AFrica by Richard Grant

Europe - Bulgaria - Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria by Kapka Kassabova

Asia - Uzbekistan - The Dancer from Khiva: One Muslim Woman's Quest for Freedom by Bibish

Fantastic job! Did you hit any countries for the first time this year? If so, your circumnavigator number probably has increased.

Diane wrote: "Fantastic job! Did you hit any countries for the first time this year? If so, your circumnavigator number probably has increased."

Thanks, Diane. I just used your official list of countries. Is there another list?

Dlmrose wrote: "Diane wrote: "Fantastic job! Did you hit any countries for the first time this year? If so, your circumnavigator number probably has increased."

Thanks, Diane. I just used your official list of ..."

I guess you could compare your list against mine. Here is my list:
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