This was an absolutely fantastic read. As much a history of the history of Polynesia as anything, it’s an melange of history, anthropology, linguistics, and wonderful storytelling.
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I read a mix of non-fiction (history, memoir, archaeology, anthropology, natural history, politics and language) and fiction (mostly historical and contemporary litfic, with a sprinkle of fantasy and suspense).
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Carrie rated The flame bearer: 4 stars
The flame bearer by Bernard Cornwell (Saxon tales)
With Britain in an uneasy state of peace, Uhtred of Bebbanburg at last has the chance to take back the …
Carrie rated This fight is our fight: 4 stars
This fight is our fight by Elizabeth Warren
"Senator Elizabeth Warren has long been an outspoken champion of America's middle class, and by the time the people of …
Carrie rated Westering man: 4 stars
Carrie rated Eisenhower's Guerrillas: 3 stars
Carrie rated Try Not to Suck: 3 stars
Try Not to Suck by Bill Chastain, Jesse Rogers
"Biography of baseball manager Joe Maddon. With his irreverent personality, laid-back approach, and penchant for the unexpected, Joe Maddon is …
Carrie rated The Smart Neanderthal: 4 stars
Carrie rated Zipporah, Wife of Moses: 3 stars
Zipporah, Wife of Moses by Marek Halter (The Canaan trilogy -- bk. 2)
Although she is a Cushite by birth—one of the people of the lands to the south—Zipporah grew up as the …
Carrie rated The Last Innocents: 4 stars
Carrie rated Why Soldiers Miss War: 5 stars
Carrie reviewed Sea People by Christina Thompson
