Book Reviews
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by A. Craig Copetas on 16 March 2010
Mona Lisa's Pajamas gives readers a round-trip ticket for a journey around the world, carrying them to distant destinations most of us will never visit. Originally written for ‘The Wall Street Journal’ and ‘Bloomberg News’, Copetas' delightfully surprising columns are now collected in book form for...
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by Susan Jane Gilman on 12 November 2009
In 1986, Susie and her friend Claire , fresh-faced graduates from Brown University, were inspired by a place mat at the International House Pancakes they decided to depart on an epic trip around the world, starting with Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China, then only recently...
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by Sadia Shepard on 12 November 2009
Sadia Shepard's mother was Muslim, her father Catholic. But when she found out her Pakistani grandmother had been born Jewish in Bombay, she set out to discover the disappearing Jews of India - and uncover her own roots...Sadia Shepard grew up in a joyful, chaotic home in Boston. Her father, a white...
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