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The New Turkey: The Quiet Revolution on the Edge o...
Reviewed by GuanziLo
For serious travelers to Turkey, this is an excellent history of, and commentary on past and present Turkey. As Americans, when we travel ab... More
Reviewed by GuanziLo
For serious travelers to Turkey, this is an excellent history of, and commentary on past and present Turkey. As Americans, when we travel ab... More
Added 12 years, 3 months ago
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The New Cultural Climate in Turkey: Essays on Repr...
Reviewed by GuanziLo
Reading Nurdan Gurbilek's prose is like listening to a person you have just met and don't want to let go. She dazzles you with her account o... More
Reviewed by GuanziLo
Reading Nurdan Gurbilek's prose is like listening to a person you have just met and don't want to let go. She dazzles you with her account o... More
Added 12 years, 3 months ago
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Western Music and Its Others: Difference, Represen...
Reviewed by GuanziLo
When cultural-studies methods first appeared in musicology 15 years ago, they triggered a storm of polemics that sometimes overshadowed the ... More
Reviewed by GuanziLo
When cultural-studies methods first appeared in musicology 15 years ago, they triggered a storm of polemics that sometimes overshadowed the ... More
Added 12 years, 3 months ago
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The Republic of Love: Cultural Intimacy in Turkish...
Reviewed by GuanziLo
With eloquent and engaging prose, Stokes analyzes the lives and music of three Turkish popular singers, delineating how they create public s... More
Reviewed by GuanziLo
With eloquent and engaging prose, Stokes analyzes the lives and music of three Turkish popular singers, delineating how they create public s... More
Added 12 years, 3 months ago
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Rethinking Modernity And National Identity In Turk...
Reviewed by GuanziLo
"About time" was this reviewer's response to a collection of essays reconsidering the Atatürk experiment in secularism and Western orientat... More
Reviewed by GuanziLo
"About time" was this reviewer's response to a collection of essays reconsidering the Atatürk experiment in secularism and Western orientat... More
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Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History
Reviewed by GuanziLo
The best of all the recent volumes which have appeared on Turkish cinema and its antecedents. Arslan is good both on the origins of cinema i... More
Reviewed by GuanziLo
The best of all the recent volumes which have appeared on Turkish cinema and its antecedents. Arslan is good both on the origins of cinema i... More
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Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History
Reviewed by GuanziLo
"Refreshing, thought-provoking and informative."--Charlotte McPherson, Today's Zaman "I believe that Cinema in Turkey is a groundbreaking ... More
Reviewed by GuanziLo
"Refreshing, thought-provoking and informative."--Charlotte McPherson, Today's Zaman "I believe that Cinema in Turkey is a groundbreaking ... More
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A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (The Western ...
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
Isabella Bird was an extraordinary woman, an adventurer who traveled through Asia, the Hawaiian Islands, and all over the United States in t... More
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
Isabella Bird was an extraordinary woman, an adventurer who traveled through Asia, the Hawaiian Islands, and all over the United States in t... More
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Pride and Prejudice
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
Good old uptight Darcy, one of the most enduring romantic heroes in fiction. This book started a persistent trend which has continued to thi... More
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
Good old uptight Darcy, one of the most enduring romantic heroes in fiction. This book started a persistent trend which has continued to thi... More
Added 12 years, 3 months ago
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Pleasure and pain.
Reviewed by Andyb2
Chrissy Amphlett is a legend in the world of Australian music and now, she tells her own story. From growing up in Geelong, Victoria, to bei... More
Reviewed by Andyb2
Chrissy Amphlett is a legend in the world of Australian music and now, she tells her own story. From growing up in Geelong, Victoria, to bei... More
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Surface Detail (Culture Novels)
Reviewed by TrekBody
Does a society of immortals need a virtual hell to keep it's citizens in line? That's just one of the big questions than Iain Banks splendi... More
Reviewed by TrekBody
Does a society of immortals need a virtual hell to keep it's citizens in line? That's just one of the big questions than Iain Banks splendi... More
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Jane Eyre (Signet Classics)
Reviewed by gumbygillyweed
One of the best classics there is, :) I think that it's a great book and great story. I actually had a class where we had to read this book,... More
Reviewed by gumbygillyweed
One of the best classics there is, :) I think that it's a great book and great story. I actually had a class where we had to read this book,... More
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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Fl...
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
A tale of a young gifrl who had a challenging start in life but managed to pull herself up out iof her situation to control her own destiny.... More
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
A tale of a young gifrl who had a challenging start in life but managed to pull herself up out iof her situation to control her own destiny.... More
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity ...
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
A realistic look on the lives of women in the global society and how it relates to the world economy on a whole. The role that international... More
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
A realistic look on the lives of women in the global society and how it relates to the world economy on a whole. The role that international... More
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I So Don't Do Mysteries
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
Wonderful book. I wish I could connect with the dead! What a mystery she is left to solve. Who is it? More
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
Wonderful book. I wish I could connect with the dead! What a mystery she is left to solve. Who is it? More
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Walk Two Moons
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
Walk two Moons in someone else's shoes! Wonderful! I love this book, and it has the best moral lesson possible. Don't judge someone until yo... More
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
Walk two Moons in someone else's shoes! Wonderful! I love this book, and it has the best moral lesson possible. Don't judge someone until yo... More
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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
The first book of Harry Potter. What a wonderful beginning. A nice, brave boy out to save the world,and then it mixes in with magic. It's ju... More
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
The first book of Harry Potter. What a wonderful beginning. A nice, brave boy out to save the world,and then it mixes in with magic. It's ju... More
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
Adventurous, wonderful, and a hair-on-end book. When Dobby died, it was so sad. He was so faithful. But when Ms. Weasley beat Bellatrix, it ... More
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
Adventurous, wonderful, and a hair-on-end book. When Dobby died, it was so sad. He was so faithful. But when Ms. Weasley beat Bellatrix, it ... More
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The Notebook
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
A true fairy tale of young lovers who rediscover their love when older. It takes one through the journey of love lost then found again by tw... More
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
A true fairy tale of young lovers who rediscover their love when older. It takes one through the journey of love lost then found again by tw... More
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Water for Elephants
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
A feel good story of true love in unexpected places with the perfect protagonist who everybody just loves to hate. Compelling with a surpris... More
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
A feel good story of true love in unexpected places with the perfect protagonist who everybody just loves to hate. Compelling with a surpris... More
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
This book capsulates what the legal profession should emulate at all times, Virtue, and not the zest to earn the largest fee. Here we see a ... More
Reviewed by thegreaterbooks
This book capsulates what the legal profession should emulate at all times, Virtue, and not the zest to earn the largest fee. Here we see a ... More
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Strange Fate
Reviewed by ßlıƽƽful Sıƞƽ
This is one of the most enticing and captivating book I have ever read and I am anticipating till this volume comes out even after 3 years o... More
Reviewed by ßlıƽƽful Sıƞƽ
This is one of the most enticing and captivating book I have ever read and I am anticipating till this volume comes out even after 3 years o... More
Added 12 years, 4 months ago
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Marked (House of Night, Book 1)
Reviewed by ßlıƽƽful Sıƞƽ
House of night is absolutely one of my Favorited book, before I started reading it I absolutely HATED reading and thanks to my best friend w... More
Reviewed by ßlıƽƽful Sıƞƽ
House of night is absolutely one of my Favorited book, before I started reading it I absolutely HATED reading and thanks to my best friend w... More
Added 12 years, 4 months ago
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Great Baseball Feats, Facts & Firsts (2011 Edition...
Reviewed by Allen
If you're looking for a baseball statistic book that goes beyond the normal lists of statistic after statistic, then this book is for you! ... More
Reviewed by Allen
If you're looking for a baseball statistic book that goes beyond the normal lists of statistic after statistic, then this book is for you! ... More
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Ham, Eggs, and Corn Cake: A Nebraska Territory Dia...
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
In 1857, Erastus Beadle (fantastic name!) left his home & family in Buffalo, New York and set out for the Nebraska frontier. He and some oth... More
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
In 1857, Erastus Beadle (fantastic name!) left his home & family in Buffalo, New York and set out for the Nebraska frontier. He and some oth... More
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The Narrow Road to Oku (Illustrated Japanese Class...
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
In 1689, the poet Basho set out on foot for the north of Japan, traveling with a companion through villages, countryside, and bandit-infeste... More
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
In 1689, the poet Basho set out on foot for the north of Japan, traveling with a companion through villages, countryside, and bandit-infeste... More
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Sense and Sensibility: Revised Edition (Signet Cla...
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
A tale of two sisters, one with a head full of common sense and one with a head full of romantic notions. Both siblings are on a collision c... More
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
A tale of two sisters, one with a head full of common sense and one with a head full of romantic notions. Both siblings are on a collision c... More
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Aubrey's Brief Lives (Nonpareil Books, No 77)
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
If John Aubrey were alive today, I imagine it'd be fantastically entertaining to have a conversation with him down at the local watering hol... More
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
If John Aubrey were alive today, I imagine it'd be fantastically entertaining to have a conversation with him down at the local watering hol... More
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The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen (The Annotat...
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
Andersen’s fairy tales are beautiful but disturbing, like the bright flash of a silvery blade in the moonlight. There’s always that shar... More
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
Andersen’s fairy tales are beautiful but disturbing, like the bright flash of a silvery blade in the moonlight. There’s always that shar... More
Added 12 years, 4 months ago