Content tagged with “geography” under “My Library”

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The Seine: The River that Made Paris
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
May 13, 2021
Words
329

“This is a wonderful book, more for the format than the topic. First, the topic – it’s about a river. The Seine starts in southern France and flow northward through Paris to the English Channel. The book is all about this river. (I wasn’t actually interested in the topic, but there was a ‘Buy Two,…”

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
December 30, 2018
Words
43

“ A spectacular history of Asia. This is a book where I stopped tracking what page I was on, because I just wanted to keep reading it. Also a book that could have been boring, but the writing style is just effortless and wonderful. ”

Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
March 13, 2022
Words
101

“I didn’t like this. But what bothers me is that I don’t know why I didn’t like it . I am very interested in the subject matter. This should absolutely be a book I like. I have no idea why I couldn’t connect with it, but dreaded picking it up. It’s about a journalist who wanders around the Holy…”

Why Geography Matters More Than Ever
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
January 23, 2018
Words
163

“An in-depth look at the geopolitics and geo-economics of the world. The author goes around the globe and explains each country’s situation, historically, geographically, politically, and economically. What’s interesting is that a lot of the book is not actually about geography, but that’s the…”

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
January 13, 2018
Words
85

“Tedious book. Seemed a bit scattered. The gist appears to be that the biggest reason nations fail is because of unfair, ‘extractive’ institutions, like dictatorships, that give people little incentive to work and are designed to enrich a few. The book goes on about this for 460+ pages, with example…”