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marykir reviewed Monarchs of the Nile 8 hours ago.
“ Too many monarchs and too few details for anyone other than the usual suspects to stand out from the crowd. ”
marykir reviewed The First Emperor of China. 12 days ago.
“ While this book is titled "The First Emperor of China" and subtitled "the greatest archeological find of our time", the focus... ”
marykir reviewed Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind (Modern Library Chronicles) 2 weeks ago.
“ Not quite what I expected. This is more of an overview of the study of prehistory than an overview of prehistory itself. And... ”
marykir reviewed The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession 2 weeks ago.
“ Fascinating. I learned a lot about events I thought I knew about, like Cook's voyage to Australia and the mutiny on the... ”
marykir reviewed The Unquiet Bones: The First Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon 2 weeks ago.
“ A decent first effort. The author avoids injecting lengthy history lessons that suck the life out of the plot (a common... ”
marykir reviewed Alexandria 3 weeks ago.
“ It seemed better than the last entry in the series that I tried to read. That could just be because I haven't read one in a... ”
marykir rated The Reluctant Constable (Thomas Potts) 1 month ago.
marykir finished reading The Reluctant Constable (Thomas Potts) 1 month ago.
marykir rated From Black Land to Fifth Sun (Helix Books) 1 month ago.
marykir finished reading From Black Land to Fifth Sun (Helix Books) 1 month ago.
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