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Review: Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind Author: Yuval Noah Harari; Genre: History, Anthropology; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Derek Perkins; Publisher: HarperAudio (2017); Rating: . I took my time with this audiobook because I wanted to concentrate on the topic. Dr. Harari highlights the history of cognitive hominids, which is obviously a huge issue to cover in …

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Review: Jane Austen at Home

Jane Austen at Home: A Biography Author: Lucy Worsley; Genre: Biography; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Ruth Redman; Publisher: Macmillan Audio (2017); My rating: . This wonderful book follows the Georgian author and her family through the many houses and homes they occupied. Worsley does an astonishing amount of clarification of the little data available about Jane …

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Review: Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813

Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813: An Expedition with the Pacific Fur Company; Author: Alexander Ross; Genre: History; Publisher: Pelt Publishing (August 22, 2016); Format: Ebook. This is a fascinating narrative of early American exploration to the mouth of the Columbia River in what is now Oregon. John Jacob Astor …

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