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message 1: by Maphead (last edited May 13, 2012 08:49AM) (new)
May 13, 2012 08:48AM

Maphead | 326 comments 1. The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America by Jeffery Rosen The Supreme Court The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America by Jeffrey Rosen
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message 2: by Karol (new)
May 13, 2012 12:11PM

Karol Maphead,

I've missed you - really great to see you back.


message 3: by Maphead (new)
May 13, 2012 07:35PM

Maphead | 326 comments Kay wrote: "Maphead,

I've missed you - really great to see you back."
Thanks!
I'll see about getting everything up to speed!


message 4: by Joy (new)
May 14, 2012 02:06AM

Joy | 1116 comments Yeah! Where yah been hidin'!? Glad to see yah on the boards!


message 5: by Maphead (new)
May 15, 2012 07:20AM

Maphead | 326 comments Joy wrote: "Yeah! Where yah been hidin'!? Glad to see yah on the boards!"
I had major Internet probs but not anymore!
Maybe got a little burned out, too.
But now I'm back
Thanks!


message 6: by Maphead (last edited May 15, 2012 07:25AM) (new)
May 15, 2012 07:25AM

Maphead | 326 comments 2. The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus by Charles King The Ghost of Freedom A History of the Caucasus by Charles King
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/01/...


message 7: by Maphead (last edited May 15, 2012 07:30AM) (new)
May 15, 2012 07:30AM

Maphead | 326 comments 3. Jerusalem, Jerusalem: A Memoir of War and Peace, Passion and Politics by Lesley Hazleton Jerusalem, Jerusalem A Memoir or War and Peace, Passion and Politics by LESLEY HAZELTON
Check out my review here:
http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/01/...


message 8: by Maphead (new)
May 15, 2012 07:33AM

Maphead | 326 comments 4. God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World by Walter Russell Mead God and Gold Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World by Walter Russell Mead
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/02/...


message 9: by Joy (new)
May 16, 2012 06:10AM

Joy | 1116 comments Maphead wrote: "Joy wrote: "Yeah! Where yah been hidin'!? Glad to see yah on the boards!"
I had major Internet probs but not anymore!
Maybe got a little burned out, too.
But now I'm back
Thanks!"

Well, glad to see you're back!! =)


message 10: by Maphead (last edited May 16, 2012 07:50AM) (new)
May 16, 2012 07:49AM

Maphead | 326 comments 5. The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Steven Greenblatt The Swerve How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/02/...


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May 16, 2012 07:52AM

Maphead | 326 comments 6. Holy War: How Vasco da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations by Nigel Cliff Holy War How Vasco da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations by Nigel Cliff
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/02/...


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May 16, 2012 07:54AM

Maphead | 326 comments 7. The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance by Jim Al-Khalili
The House of Wisdom How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance by Jim Al-Khalili
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/02/...


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May 16, 2012 05:19PM

Maphead | 326 comments 8. Israel: Opposing Viewpoints ed. by Myra Immell Israel by Myra Immell
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/02/...


message 14: by Maphead (last edited May 16, 2012 05:24PM) (new)
May 16, 2012 05:23PM

Maphead | 326 comments 9. Heretics: The Creation of Christianity from the Gnostics to the Modern Church by Jonathan Wright Heretics The Creation of Christianity from the Gnostics to the Modern Church by Jonathan Wright
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/03/...


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May 17, 2012 06:40PM

Maphead | 326 comments 10. Exploring Reality: The Intertwining of Science and Religion by John Polkinghorne Exploring Reality by John Polkinghorne
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/03/...


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May 17, 2012 06:42PM

Maphead | 326 comments 11. Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream by Arianna Huffington Third World America How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream by Arianna Huffington
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/05/...


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May 17, 2012 06:46PM

Maphead | 326 comments 12. What Israel Means to Me: By 80 Prominent Writers, Performers, Scholars, Politicians, and Journalists ed by Alan Dershowitz What Israel Means to Me by Alan M. Dershowitz
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/04/...


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May 19, 2012 08:50AM

Maphead | 326 comments 13. The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason by Victor Stenger The New Atheism Taking a Stand for Science and Reason by Victor J. Stenger
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May 19, 2012 08:53AM

Maphead | 326 comments 14. Me of Little Faith by Lewis Black Me of Little Faith by Lewis Black
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May 19, 2012 08:56AM

Maphead | 326 comments 15. Eight Pieces of Empire: A 20-Year Journey Through the Soviet Collapse by Lawrence Scott Sheets Eight Pieces of Empire A 20-Year Journey Through the Soviet Collapse by Lawrence Scott Sheets
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message 21: by Maphead (new)
May 19, 2012 08:58AM

Maphead | 326 comments 16. The Mirage by Matt Ruff The Mirage by Matt Ruff
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message 22: by Maphead (new)
May 20, 2012 10:28AM

Maphead | 326 comments 17. A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home by Steve Pemberton A Chance in the World An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home by Steve Pemberton
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May 20, 2012 10:30AM

Maphead | 326 comments 18. The Chosen by Chaim Potok
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
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message 24: by Karol (new)
May 20, 2012 04:26PM

Karol Maphead wrote: "18. The Chosen by Chaim Potok
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
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Enjoyed your review!


message 25: by Maphead (new)
May 24, 2012 07:10PM

Maphead | 326 comments Kay wrote: "Maphead wrote: "18. The Chosen by Chaim Potok
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Check out my review here:
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Enjoyed you..."
THANKS!!!


message 26: by Maphead (last edited Jun 25, 2012 02:23PM) (new)
May 24, 2012 07:13PM

Maphead | 326 comments 19. The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book by Timothy Beal The Rise and Fall of the Bible The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book by Timothy K. Beal
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/06/...


message 27: by Maphead (last edited Jun 24, 2012 05:39PM) (new)
May 24, 2012 07:14PM

Maphead | 326 comments 20. Reading the Bible Again For the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally by Marcus Borg Reading the Bible Again For the First Time Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally by Marcus J. Borg
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/06/...


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May 24, 2012 07:16PM

Maphead | 326 comments 21. Jerusalem 1913: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Amy Dockser Marcus Jerusalem 1913 The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Amy Dockser Marcus
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/05/...


message 29: by Maphead (last edited May 29, 2012 05:45PM) (new)
May 27, 2012 10:19AM

Maphead | 326 comments 22. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwoood Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
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May 27, 2012 10:23AM

Maphead | 326 comments 23. Mao Zedong by Jonathan Spence Mao Zedong A Penguin Life by Jonathan D. Spence
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May 27, 2012 10:28AM

Maphead | 326 comments 24. A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery by E. Benjamin Skinner A Crime So Monstrous Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery by E. Benjamin Skinner
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message 32: by Maphead (last edited Jun 11, 2012 09:46AM) (new)
Jun 11, 2012 09:42AM

Maphead | 326 comments 25. Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg Running the Books The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/06/...


message 33: by Maphead (last edited Jun 24, 2012 05:40PM) (new)
Jun 24, 2012 05:39PM

Maphead | 326 comments 26. Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych E.R. by Julie Holland
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/06/... Weekends at Bellevue Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych E.R. by Julie Holland


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Jun 25, 2012 02:22PM

Maphead | 326 comments 27.The Honored Dead: A Story of Friendship, Murder, and the Search for Truth in the Arab World by Joseph Braude
The Honored Dead A Story of Friendship, Murder, and the Search for Truth in the Arab World by Joseph Braude
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/06/...


message 35: by Maphead (last edited Nov 04, 2012 12:11PM) (new)
Jun 26, 2012 08:24AM

Maphead | 326 comments 28. Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife by Lisa Miller Heaven Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife by Lisa Miller
check out my review here:
http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/10/...


message 36: by Karol (new)
Jun 29, 2012 08:04AM

Karol Maphead wrote: "25. Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg [bookcover:Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian]
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ht..."

Maphead, your blogs are always so interesting, but this one in particular caught my attention. I don't do well reading things that have graphic violence - anything like that in this book that you'd caution me on?


message 37: by Maphead (new)
Jun 30, 2012 07:33AM

Maphead | 326 comments Kay wrote: "Maphead wrote: "25. Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg [bookcover:Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian]
Check out my..."
Thanks!
To hopefully answer your question, no. I can't remember any descriptions of graphic violence in this book. Go ahead and give it a shot. You will be OK.


message 38: by Maphead (new)
Jun 30, 2012 07:37AM

Maphead | 326 comments By the way, my latest stack of summer reading. We'll see just how many of these I'll make it through before the the end of September.
http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/06/...


message 39: by Maphead (last edited Nov 04, 2012 12:12PM) (new)
Jun 30, 2012 07:39AM

Maphead | 326 comments 29. Speaking of Empire and Resistance: Conversations with Tariq Ali by Tariq Ali and David Barsamian Speaking of Empire and Resistance Conversations with Tariq Ali by Tariq Ali
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/09/...


message 40: by Maphead (last edited Sep 03, 2012 09:02AM) (new)
Jun 30, 2012 04:50PM

Maphead | 326 comments 30. Did Jesus Exist? The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth by Bart D. Ehrman Did Jesus Exist? The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth by Bart D. Ehrman
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/09/...


message 41: by Maphead (last edited Aug 01, 2012 07:14AM) (new)
Jul 12, 2012 06:31PM

Maphead | 326 comments 31. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden Escape from Camp 14 One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/07/...


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Jul 12, 2012 06:33PM

Maphead | 326 comments 32. Why I Am a Catholic by Garry Wills Why I Am a Catholic by Garry Wills
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Jul 12, 2012 06:35PM

Maphead | 326 comments 33. Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran by Shahrnush Parsipur Women Without Men A Novel of Modern Iran by Shahrnush Parsipur
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Jul 15, 2012 06:10PM

Maphead | 326 comments 34. The Middle East: Current Controversies ed. by Noel Merino the middle east by Noel Merino
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/07/...


message 45: by Maphead (last edited Aug 17, 2012 08:40AM) (new)
Jul 16, 2012 08:09PM

Maphead | 326 comments 35. The Panther in the Basement by Amos Oz Panther in the Basement by Amos Oz
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/08/...


message 46: by Maphead (last edited Aug 12, 2012 07:40PM) (new)
Jul 19, 2012 07:28PM

Maphead | 326 comments 36. Unsettled: The Problem of Loving Israel by Marc Aronson Unsettled The Problem of Loving Israel by Marc Aronson
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/08/...


message 47: by Maphead (last edited Aug 01, 2012 07:18AM) (new)
Aug 01, 2012 07:16AM

Maphead | 326 comments 37. Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/07/...


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Aug 01, 2012 07:23AM

Maphead | 326 comments 38.Dealing with the Dragon: A Year in the New Hong Kong by Jonathan Fenby Dealing with the Dragon A Year in the New Hong Kong by Jonathan Fenby
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Aug 01, 2012 07:26AM

Maphead | 326 comments 39. Divorce Islamic Style by Amara Lakhous Divorce Islamic Style by Amara Lakhous
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message 50: by Maphead (last edited Aug 17, 2012 08:39AM) (new)
Aug 12, 2012 07:34PM

Maphead | 326 comments 40. The Arab Revolution: Ten Lessons from the Democratic Uprising by Jean-Pierre Filiu The Arab Revolution Ten Lessons from the Democratic Uprising by Jean-Pierre Filiu
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http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/08/...


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