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Smarkies
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Was struggling to decide whether to DNF this or not. 1/3 through the book and it has no "spark" for me. I am interested in finding out about the tribes in India but this book does not seem to delve too deeply into it so will need to hunt for one that does.
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LeeRHarry What a lovely cover! Shame inside wasn‘t as good. 2mo
Smarkies @LeeRHarry probably more of a fit issue for me 😅 2mo
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ju.ca.no
Journeys | Stefan Zweig
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@Tanisha_A and me in our natural habitat! Such a shame that the best people live so far away! My heart will forever remember our weekend in Vienna ❤️ hopefully we‘ll meet again soon! Litsy just has the best people as members🥰

RaeLovesToRead This picture is so sweet! Looks like an awesome bookshop too 😊 2y
LeahBergen Aww, lovely! ❤️ 2y
kspenmoll You look so happy! 2y
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Chrissyreadit Love that you met up!!! Great picture! 2y
batsy Love this! 💕 2y
Tanisha_A One of the best moments/ time of my life! ❤️ 2y
ju.ca.no @Tanisha_A 💙💙💙 2y
ju.ca.no @RaeLovesToRead it is! It‘s Shakespear and Company- an english bookshop in vienna! 2y
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ju.ca.no
Journeys | Stefan Zweig
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The past weekend I met @Tanisha_A in vienna. We went bookshopping, saw amazing art, ate cake and had great conversations- all thanks to Litsy! I‘m so grateful that an app like this made this friendship possible!

We bought the tagged book and will buddy read it some day 🥰

mcctrish What a wonderful day 2y
batsy How fabulous 💜 2y
RaeLovesToRead That's awesome! 😊💕 2y
youneverarrived ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
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ju.ca.no
Journeys | Stefan Zweig
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The past weekend I met @Tanisha_A in vienna. We went bookshopping, saw amazing art, ate cake and had great conversations- all thanks to Litsy! I‘m so grateful that an app like this made this friendship possible!

We bought the tagged book and will buddy read it some day 🥰

Tanisha_A 💙 2y
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Librariana
DK Eyewitness Mexico | DK Eyewitness
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Welcome! To "Behind the Scenes at the Library".

I'll be your hostess... Ana. And here is my desk... with stacks of Large Print standing orders (on the right), stacks of travel guides to the left (which have been on various forms of backorder status due to the pandemic), and stamp catalogs directly in front.

Oh, and plenty of BTS on my cubicle wall ?

#libraryacquisitions #technicalservices

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Hooked_on_books
The Shadow of the Sun | Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Polish journalist Kapuściński lived and worked in various places in Africa for many years. Here, he chronicles a bit of history, some current events, and personal stories spanning from the 50s to the 90s. It‘s terrific.

#ReadingAfrica2022 Mauritania (also works for Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, Senegal, Liberia, Cameroon, Mali, Eritrea)

BarbaraBB Thanks for bringing this book up. I have read and enjoyed other books by Kapuściński but hadn‘t heard of this one. I must get my hands on a copy! 2y
Librarybelle Oh! I‘ll have to keep this one in mind for sure! 2y
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Hooked_on_books
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Here‘s my latest update for #ReadingAfrica2022! In April, I read books for Libya 🇱🇾 Mali 🇲🇱 Uganda 🇺🇬 Kenya 🇰🇪 Burundi 🇧🇮. I think I‘m on track for the challenge, but there still lots to go. Africa is huge!

Cinfhen Fantastic!!! Africa is massive 2y
Hooked_on_books @Cinfhen Yes! And I thought Asia was big! I‘m just trying not to get overwhelmed. 2y
Librarybelle This is amazing! 2y
BarbaraBB Impressive! But indeed, so many small countries 🤯😀 2y
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jenniferw88
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I should be going on my #travels to Majorca late May.

#200pnpcovers @CrowCAH @mabell

CrowCAH I‘ll be traveling next month to a Writer‘s Retreat! 2y
mabell Sounds fabulous! 2y
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Hooked_on_books
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After an excellent start in January, I only added three countries to my #ReadingAfrica2022 in February: Senegal, Malawi, and Egypt. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Oh well, hopefully I step it up in March! (And it was only two, but I was able to read a quick one yesterday!)

Texreader I love how you are tracking this! I‘m going to give it a try!! 2y
Librarybelle Great progress! 2y
Hooked_on_books @Texreader This is a removable dry erase map I have on my library door, so every time I walk in or out, I see it. I‘ve been tracking where the books I read are set for the last few years on it and I love the visual representation! It‘s fun, and works well for geographic reading challenges like this one. 2y
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rockpools
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1991: Norman Lewis was 83 when he started travelling around Indonesia, spending time in Sumatra, East Timor (pre-independence) and Irian Jaya, travelling first with his adult son and daughter and then alone. This is a part of the world I knew nothing about, and the author covers a lot of ground - history, environment, politics, ‘travel‘, and what I guess could be described as an anthropological interest.

I went in with low expectations,but really

rockpools enjoyed the first 2/3 of the book. Lewis has a journalistic style and a keen interest in what‘s going on in the region, and plays on his ‘just curious tourist‘ role to access places. He also describes his own experiences (food was a problem!) In the final part of the book he spends time staying with the indigenous tribespeople of Irian Jaya. This was more uncomfortable- partly due to terminology (constant references to primitive societies and the 3y
rockpools Stone Age, referring to the ongoing use of stone tools); partly to descriptions of the women which at times were unnecessary.

I guess I‘d have been surprised if an author of his time and background didn‘t grate at times. However, his strong wish to throw light on injustice and campaign for the rights of indigenous peoples make him an interesting character. I‘m actually sorry to finish this, and I‘d like to read more by him.
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rockpools This is my #readingasia2021 for #Indonesia and #TimorLEste - one I definitely wouldn‘t have picked up otherwise. It‘s piqued my interest in the countries, and I look forward to coming back and reading Indonesian and own voices authors to explore the region further. @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle 3y
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TrishB Great review Rachel 👍🏻 3y
Librarybelle Great review! I love books that pique my interest in a topic or area and make me want to read more! 3y
andrew61 That looks fascinating I will definitely try and find it as I read his memoir about his wartime experience in southern Italy in the same publishers series a few years ago and loved it. 3y
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