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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Portuguese (Xenophobe's Guides)
(aka, Making sense of Bob :-p)
Amazon (Free Kindle edition.)
96 pages, 2012.
https://bayfiles.net/file/1iAzB/5asjHP/The_Xenophobe%27s_Guide_to_the_Po_-_Hancock%2C_Matthew.azw3
Quote:"Parents often ask their young children to reel out their full names as if it were a party trick."
“The proverb ‘cleanliness is next to godliness’ was probably invented by the Portuguese.”
“Machines that can test your blood pressure are so popular that queues often form to use them.”
“If you are Portuguese, you don’t waste anything that can be eaten.”
“Business people have a tendency to say what they think you want to hear.”
...
Xenophobe's Guide to the Dutch (mobi) :-)
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that sounds like a book worth reading,I'm looking for it now
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fuck amazon,got it from here
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Mountain to Mountain: A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistan
by Shannon Galpin
Read through the first few pages. Looks to be a good read.
http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Journey-Adventure-Activism-Afghanistan/dp/1250046645
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Today, Dec 18, is the birthday of
H.H. Munro (aka Saki) [18 Dec. 1870 - 14 Dec. 1916].
His short stories are a delightful read.
It is also the birthday of a certain SF writer named
'Alfred Bester'
I have not read his books, but they seem to have a high rating across book sites.
Could anyone recommend a book or two ?
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Full-Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest - Sandi Doughton
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On
January 26, 1700, a massive earthquake struck the Pacific Northwest, sending a tsunami across the Pacific that slammed into Japan, where several sources recorded the event, making it the earliest documented historical occurrence in our region. It is estimated that the temblor was at least 9.2 on the modern Richter scale, making it the region's most powerful earthquake ... yet. (historylink.org)
Book beginning...
Quote:Stories passed down from that night don't tell us if dogs howled a warning. Huddled together in the cold, the animals might have sensed the first, faint vibrations while the people still slept.
-- from the author's Introduction to Full-Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest by Sandi Doughton, published by Sasquatch Books.
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(12-18-2014, 08:14 AM)radiobox Wrote: Today, Dec 18, is the birthday of H.H. Munro (aka Saki) [18 Dec. 1870 - 14 Dec. 1916].
His short stories are a delightful read.
It is also the birthday of a certain SF writer named 'Alfred Bester'
I have not read his books, but they seem to have a high rating across book sites.
Could anyone recommend a book or two ?
The demolished man
The stars my destination
Golem
consistency is the hobdob
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Thanks for the tip.
