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5 Nonfiction Books on Central Asia

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Central Asia has long remained mysterious to many people who view the region with half-lidded exoticism; embedded halfway between the Russo-British ge  More »

My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 08/30/10


Love learning new words in foreign languages, sketching, writing, taking photos, reading...  More »

My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 08/02/10


Before I die, I'd like to live my life the best I can. And when I will be dying, I would look in my past and I will think " yes, I had great time  More »

My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 07/26/10

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I believe that the meaning of life is to acquire virtues. I think travel makes that process a whole lot more interesting...  More »

Book Review: From The Holy Mountain

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In the Summer of 1994, British travel writer William Dalrymple set off on a six month journey through what he calls “the shadow of Byzantium”.   More »

Book Review – The Only Road North

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Have you ever been at a crossroads in life, a point where you were actively looking for the next thing but weren’t sure what you were looking for?  More »

My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 07/12/10


"Give me books, fruit, French wine and fine weather and a little music out of doors, played by someone I do not know" - John Keats   More »

My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 07/05/10


“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do...Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark  More »

My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 06/28/10


I want to make a difference by writing my truth and inspiring others to find theirs.  More »

My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 06/14/10


Before I die, I'd like to live a little, of course...  More »

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