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Carl N

Love reading, music, the arts, travel & (lately) biking. Jobs just get in the way. Have experienced the "animal house" years, lived in the Haight-Ashbury in the late 60's, Iran as a UN volunteer in the 70's & served as a volunteer on-air program host for a weekly, non-commercial, FM listener supported folk music show. Resently retired &... more »

Washington, DC
member since January 30, 2008

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The Ascent of Money

by Niall Ferguson
- Rated 3 stars
“Not up to his usual standard. Disappointing.”

Carl N wrote this review Sunday, December 20, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Holidays on Ice

by David Sedaris
- Rated 3 stars
“One great story, otherwise not much new here.”

Carl N wrote this review Wednesday, December 9, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Eight O'Clock Ferry to the Windward Side: Fighting the Lawless World of Guantanamo Bay

by Clive Stafford Smith
- Rated 4 stars
“Everything you should know (even tho you'll wish you didn't) abut Guantanamo & Bush's War on Terror.”

Carl N wrote this review Sunday, September 13, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
I, Claudius

by Robert Graves
- Rated 3 stars
“Several times I picked it up & couldn't get into it. Maybe it was too many names. This time, no serious problems. It's a fun read but to me, it doesn't deserve best 100 novels of the 20th century which it is rated.”

Carl N wrote this review Tuesday, October 7, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
The Reserve

by Russell Banks
- Rated 2 stars
“Banks should be ashamed of himself. Pretentious, shallow, & unconvincing.”

Carl N wrote this review Wednesday, August 13, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
The Summer of 1787

by David O. Stewart
- Rated 3 stars
“The story of the writing ot the constitution including the haggling, horse-trading, compromises, & issues. As I'm sure the delegates would admit a bit of boredom at times too.”

Carl N wrote this review Saturday, June 14, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
Voyaging: Southward from the Strait of Magellan

by Rockwell Kent
- Rated 4 stars
“Another wonderful account of a trip to the bottom of the world.”

Carl N wrote this review Saturday, June 14, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents

by Jim Malusa
- Rated 4 stars
“Excellent adventure! The author rates 5 stars for resourcefulness.”

Carl N wrote this review Saturday, June 14, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World

by Walter Russell Mead
- Rated 4 stars
“An intriguing analysis on the rise & dominance of the "Wasposphere". Disappointing at the end (could world peace really rest on the wisdom of the evangelical christian clergy? Not at all sure it is aptly titled either.”

Carl N wrote this review Thursday, June 5, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
The Ends of the Earth

by Robert D. Kaplan
- Rated 5 stars
“Travel, adventure, political & economic analysis of various 3rd world hot spots. Excellent.”

Carl N wrote this review Wednesday, May 28, 2008. ( reply | permalink )

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