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Book of December 10, 2009
Sea battles, land battles, seiges, heroism, infamy, galley slaves, brutal victories and glorious defeats.
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Book of November 14, 2009
Good on archaeology, soul-searingly good on the colonial era, the only significant gap is that there is little about Islam.
Puzzle of November 8, 2009
Ethiopian triptich from the reign of Iyasu I.
Puzzle of October 13, 2009
Chommy Choko Eli, Florence Owanta, Kelechi Anwuacha. Enugu, Nigeria, 2008.
Book of October 4, 2009
The book that set the standard for in the study of commodities in human history and thought.
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Puzzle of December 20, 2009
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