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Tag Archives: South America
Sharpe’s Devil
Sharpe’s Devil: Chile, 1820© 1992 Bernard Cornwell280 pages Twelve years ago, Cyberkitten introduced me to Richard Sharpe, and for the next two years I happily followed him through India, Iberia, and France. These days I am forced to look for … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged Bernard Cornwell, historical fiction, Sharpe's Series, South America
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Ms. Adventure
Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life© 2021 Jess Phoenix272 pages Some scientists work in nice, safe labs, with bright lights and sanitized equipment, and their greatest fear is that grant funding will fall through next year. … Continue reading
Double play: Mobile & Latin America
This past week has seen a little progress on the ol’ TBR front, as I knocked out three books from the list, including The Network and those below. First up was E.O. Wilson’s Why We Are Here: Mobile and the … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews, World Affairs
Tagged Alabama, history, Latino, Mexico, Peoples of the Americas series, photos, South America
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The Bicycle Diaries
The Bicycle Diaries: My 21,000 Mile Ride for the Climate© 2014 David Kroodsma428 pages The Bicycle Diaries combines travel and climate-change advocacy, both literally as a trip and throughout the book. As Kroodsma makes his way through Mexico, Central America, … Continue reading
Announcing: Peoples of the Americas
In the past few years I’ve explored the Middle East and Asia; for 2018, I am moving closer to home with “Peoples of the Americas”. With it, I hope to remedy my ignorance of the United States’ southern neighbors (save … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Central America, Native America, Peoples of the Americas series, South America
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Harvest of Empire
Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America© 2000 Juan Gonzalez416 pages Harvest of Empire is a tale of two civilizations, Anglo and Spanish. In general terms, it recounts the history or rather the plight of Latin America, of people … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged America, American Southwest, Central America, geopolitics, history, Latino, Native America, race, social history, South America, Spain
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Earrthquakes in Human History
Earthquakes in Human History© 2005 Jelle de Boer, Donald Sanders304 pages de Boer and Sanders’ “Earthquakes” is exactly what it says on the tin: a quick survey of how earthquakes have affected human history. An initial section explains the … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews, science
Tagged disaster, history, science, South America
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Oil on the Brain
Oil on the Brain: Petroleum’s Long, Strange Journey to Your Tank © 2007 Lisa Magonelli 336 pages Every moment, oil is surging up wells, being chemically sorted in vast refineries, sloshing its way across continents in pipelines, and being dispersed … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Africa, China, commerce, goods/services, Middle East, Near East, occupational account, on the job, Persia, Persia-Iran, resources, South America
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