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message 1: by Maphead (last edited Jan 13, 2011 11:01AM) (new)
Jan 13, 2011 11:00AM

Maphead | 295 comments 1.Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science by Richard Preston Panic in Level 4 Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science by Richard Preston
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Jan 13, 2011 05:26PM

Maphead | 295 comments 2. The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth By Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan The First Christmas by Marcus J. Borg
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Jan 16, 2011 09:49AM

Maphead | 295 comments 3. Surrender: Appeasing Islam, Sacrificing Freedom by Bruce Bawer Surrender Appeasing Islam, Sacrificing Freedom by Bruce Bawer
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Feb 01, 2011 10:12AM

Maphead | 295 comments 4. Reset: Iran, Turkey and America's Future by Stephen Kinzer Reset Iran, Turkey and America's Future by Stephen Kinzer
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Feb 01, 2011 10:13AM

Maphead | 295 comments 5.Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History by David Aaronovitch Voodoo Histories The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History by David Aaronovitch
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Feb 01, 2011 10:14AM

Maphead | 295 comments 6. The Nativity: History and Legend by Geza Vermes The Nativity History and Legend by Geza Vermes
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Feb 21, 2011 04:27PM

Maphead | 295 comments 7. In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran by Christopher de Bellaigue
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In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs A Memoir of Iran by Christopher De Bellaigue


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Feb 22, 2011 06:37PM

Maphead | 295 comments 8. The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum The Poisoner's Handbook Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
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Feb 23, 2011 06:56PM

Maphead | 295 comments 9. Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East by Jared Cohen Children of Jihad A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East by Jared Cohen
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Feb 26, 2011 09:09AM

Maphead | 295 comments 10. The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam by Eliza Griswold The Tenth Parallel by Eliza Griswold
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Mar 16, 2011 07:35PM

Maphead | 295 comments 11.Maimonides by Sherwin Nuland Maimonides (Jewish Encounters) by Sherwin B. Nuland
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Mar 16, 2011 07:39PM

Maphead | 295 comments 12.Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Joan Druett Island of the Lost Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Joan Druett
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Mar 17, 2011 07:44PM

Maphead | 295 comments 13.The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan The First Paul by Marcus J. Borg


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Mar 19, 2011 11:04AM

Maphead | 295 comments 14. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman
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Mar 20, 2011 10:30AM

Maphead | 295 comments 15. The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester The Man Who Loved China Joseph Needham & the Making of a Masterpiece by Simon Winchester
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Mar 21, 2011 07:24PM

Maphead | 295 comments 16. Martin Luther: A Life by Martin Marty Martin Luther A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives) by Martin E. Marty
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Apr 01, 2011 08:56AM

Maphead | 295 comments 17. A Golden Age: A Novel by Tahmima Anam A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
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Apr 03, 2011 12:08PM

Maphead | 295 comments 18. My Fundamentalist Education: A Memoir of a Divine Girlhood by Christine Rosen My Fundamentalist Education A Memoir of a Divine Girlhood by Christine Rosen
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Apr 04, 2011 07:34PM

Maphead | 295 comments 19. The Pagan Christ: Recovering the Lost Light by Tom Harpur The Pagan Christ Recovering the Lost Light by Tom Harpur
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Apr 05, 2011 05:18AM

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Apr 05, 2011 05:42AM

Maphead | 295 comments Shardae wrote: "I loke your blog, it is very nice."
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Apr 09, 2011 04:15PM

Maphead | 295 comments 20. Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power by Robert D. Kaplan Monsoon The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power by Robert D. Kaplan
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Apr 17, 2011 01:20PM

Maphead | 295 comments 21 The Next Decade: What the World Will Look Like by George Friedman The Next Decade What the World Will Look Like by George Friedman


message 24: by Maphead (last edited May 01, 2011 10:13AM) (new)
Apr 18, 2011 08:07PM

Maphead | 295 comments 22. Islam: Opposing Viewpoints Islam (Opposing Viewpoints) by David M. Haugen
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Apr 24, 2011 09:09AM

Maphead | 295 comments 23. The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations? by Ian Bremmer The End of the Free Market Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations? by Ian Bremmer
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May 01, 2011 10:09AM

Maphead | 295 comments 24. Cracking India: A Novel by Bapsi Sidhwa Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa
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May 01, 2011 10:11AM

Maphead | 295 comments 25 Iran: Opposing Viewpoints ed. by David Haugen
Iran by David M. Haugen
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May 24, 2011 06:50PM

Maphead | 295 comments 26.The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
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May 24, 2011 06:52PM

Maphead | 295 comments 27. Limassol by Yishai Sarid Limassol by Yishai Sarid
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May 24, 2011 06:56PM

Maphead | 295 comments 28. Bloodlust: On the Roots of Violence From Cain and Abel to the Present by Russell Jacoby Bloodlust On the Roots of Violence from Cain and Abel to the Present by Russell Jacoby
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May 25, 2011 07:01PM

Maphead | 295 comments 29. The Flight of the Intellectuals by Paul Berman The Flight of the Intellectuals by Paul Berman
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May 26, 2011 08:35PM

Maphead | 295 comments 30. Allah: A Christian Response by Miroslav Volf Allah A Christian Response by Miroslav Volf
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May 30, 2011 03:24PM

Maphead | 295 comments 31. I'm Perfect, You're Doomed: Tales From A Jehovah's Witness Upbringing by Kyria Abrahams I'm Perfect, You're Doomed Tales From A Jehovah's Witness Upbringing by Kyria Abrahams
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May 30, 2011 03:26PM

Maphead | 295 comments 32. Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa by Dambisa Moyo
Dead Aid Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa by Dambisa Moyo
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Jun 05, 2011 08:40AM

Maphead | 295 comments 33. Iran: Current Controversies ed. by Debra Miller Iran (Current Controversies) by Gale Editor
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Jun 06, 2011 06:51AM

Maphead | 295 comments 34. To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account by Saul Bellow To Jerusalem Back by Saul Bellow
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Jun 06, 2011 06:55AM

Maphead | 295 comments 35. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
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Jun 19, 2011 08:16AM

Maphead | 295 comments 36. The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years by Sonia Shah The Fever How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years by Sonia Shah
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Jun 22, 2011 05:49PM

Maphead | 295 comments 37. A Time to Betray: The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Revolutionary by Reza Kahlili A Time to Betray by Reza Kahlili
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message 40: by Maphead (last edited Jun 26, 2011 07:53PM) (new)
Jun 23, 2011 10:51AM

Maphead | 295 comments 38. The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman The Next 100 Years A Forecast for the 21st Century (Library) by George Friedman
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Jun 26, 2011 07:52PM

Maphead | 295 comments 39. Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland by Jan Tomasz Gross Neighbors The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland by Jan Tomasz Gross
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Jul 10, 2011 10:01AM

Maphead | 295 comments 40. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
by Chip and Dan Heath Switch How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath
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Jul 10, 2011 10:02AM

Maphead | 295 comments 41. Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956-1978 by Kai Bird Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956-1978 by Kai Bird


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Jul 10, 2011 10:04AM

Maphead | 295 comments 42. The Painter of Battles by Arturo Perez-Reverte The Painter of Battles A Novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
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message 45: by Maphead (last edited Jul 24, 2011 06:35PM) (new)
Jul 17, 2011 03:32PM

Maphead | 295 comments 43. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean The Disappearing Spoon And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
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Jul 24, 2011 06:38PM

Maphead | 295 comments 44. The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations by Brian M. Fagan The Great Warming Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations by Brian M. Fagan
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message 47: by Maphead (last edited Nov 23, 2011 05:45PM) (new)
Jul 24, 2011 06:39PM

Maphead | 295 comments 45. Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar Blood, Iron, and Gold How the Railways Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar
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message 48: by Maphead (last edited Nov 23, 2011 05:46PM) (new)
Jul 24, 2011 06:40PM

Maphead | 295 comments 46. The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks The Social Animal The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks
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Jul 31, 2011 10:38PM

Reza Kahlili (RezaKahlili) | 2 comments Maphead wrote: "37. A Time to Betray: The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Revolutionary by Reza Kahlili A Time to Betray by Reza Kahlili
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Thank you for the great review on your blog. I am glad you liked the read.


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Aug 01, 2011 08:04PM

Maphead | 295 comments Reza wrote: "Maphead wrote: "37. A Time to Betray: The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Revolutionary by Reza Kahlili A Time to Betray by Reza Kahlili
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You are most welcome ! I'm honored by your kind words !


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