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UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago
Over to Europe, Norway in particular, with Counterfeiter by Moritz Nachstern. Counterfeiter is an account of how the author survived WWII by being a counterfeiter in Nazi Germany, making British pounds and American dolla…

UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago | 1 replies
Back to North America with Five Sisters, an account of the early lives of Canada's Dionne quintuplets. Review will be up on the blog soon. http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com Africa (2) - South Africa, Somalia A…

UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago | 2 replies
The second book-around-the-world I finished in the month of September took me back to ISRAEL, with Uri Avnery's incredibly detailed account of the War of Independence. Originally, I used it as a source for research, but …

UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago | 3 replies
Can't believe I haven't updated in a month! I've been crazy busy but have still found time to read, and in that time I've finished two books. The first takes place in Yemen, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, Egypt, Pale…

UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago | 4 replies
Moving right along...today at Starbucks I finished reading Escape from Manila by Frank Ephraim, a nonfiction account of the Jews of the Philippines. Africa (1) - South Africa Asia (4) - China, Singapore, India, Phili…

UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago | 5 replies
Can't believe I made it to a book from every continent with July's People by Nadine Gordimer, representing South Africa! Africa (1) - South Africa Asia (2) - China, Singapore, India Europe (2) - United Kingdom, Fran…

UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago | 6 replies
Moving right along to Ecuador with The Amnesia Clinic by James Scudamore. Don't forget to visit my review! http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com Africa Asia (2) - China, Singapore, India Europe (2) - United Ki…

UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago | 7 replies
[[ Just finished Tracks by Robyn Davidson - Australia, check. Come visit my blog, where a review will be up soon: http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com Namaste from India, the setting of Amulya Malladi's A Bre…

UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago | 7 replies
Just finished Tracks by Robyn Davidson - Australia, check. Come visit my blog, where a review will be up soon: http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com Africa Asia (2) - China, Singapore Europe (2) - United K…

UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago | 7 replies
A bit of mystery in France with Patrick Modiano's After the Circus. Read all about it here: http://wp.me/p3Aqzs-Hu Africa Asia (2) - China, Singapore Europe (2) - United Kingdom, France Oceania North America …

UnwrittenLibra 7 yrs ago
Another book review is up: After the Circus, Patrick Modiano. http://wp.me/p3Aqzs-Hu

UnwrittenLibra 8 yrs ago | 7 replies
Another book (of plays) and another country. Join us in Singapore Stella Kon, Emporium and Other Plays http://wp.me/p3Aqzs-Es Africa Asia (2) - China, Singapore Europe (1) - United Kingdom Oceania North Am…

UnwrittenLibra 8 yrs ago | 7 replies
I don't know if anyone here has heard, but this past week, a 13-year-old girl in Virginia, Nicole Lovell, was murdered by two college students, 18-year-old David Eisenhauer and 19-year-old Natalie Keepers, both from Mary…

UnwrittenLibra 8 yrs ago | 7 replies
Second trip done...to CHINA with Raise the Red Lantern, three novellas in one volume by Su Tong. Not a huge fan, but visit my blog for a review which might me up soon: Lolly Winston's Good Grief, USA. Not exactly a Ne…

UnwrittenLibra 8 yrs ago | 7 replies
Second trip done...to CHINA with Raise the Red Lantern, three novellas in one volume by Su Tong. Not a huge fan, but visit my blog for a review which might me up soon: http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com Africa …

UnwrittenLibra 8 yrs ago
Thanks for the email J4shaw. This challenge would have been FANTASTIC last semester as I was pounding two plays a week for a seminar on Modern British Drama. But a lot of things I do end up reading fall into this categor…

UnwrittenLibra 8 yrs ago | 10 replies
I haven't been around in awhile, especially after a tough few semesters and lots of travel but I just posted my first book review of the year on my blog, so check it out here: http://wp.me/p3Aqzs-CF This year, my …

UnwrittenLibra 9 yrs ago
My reading last year kinda dropped off (PhD course work will do that to you) but so far this year I'm not doing too badly, especially reading around the world, I've already gotten quite a few and written reviews about th…

UnwrittenLibra 9 yrs ago
Hey there BC world, how are you? So, tomorrow (10/21) is my birthday :) and so if you feel so inclined, visit my blog. Getting some hits from around the world on my birthday would make me so happy :) <3 UL

UnwrittenLibra 9 yrs ago
Time to discover ancient China with Butterfly Lovers! http://thatssojacob.wordpress.com/2014/07/16/china-can-you-hear-me/

UnwrittenLibra 9 yrs ago
Come with me to China, where I take on the classic tale of Liang Zhu, or, Butterfly Lovers. http://thatssojacob.wordpress.com/2014/07/16/china-can-you-hear-me/ AFRICA - Algeria ASIA - India, China EUROPE - UK N.…

UnwrittenLibra 9 yrs ago | 2 replies
Updates: Books mailed to: Meg615 Arvores Lubiette Alerion Books set to be mailed next week: rubyrebel Camperfan Abi-Gibby Maggi01 Sorry your choices were claimed, but feel free to ask for another: Bookw…

UnwrittenLibra 9 yrs ago | 22 replies
All the books are gone! Enjoy!

UnwrittenLibra 9 yrs ago
[[ [[Thank you, BC Support Team.]] Agreed. ]] Thank you. Continue to keep BookCrossing a safe zone for all.

UnwrittenLibra 9 yrs ago
[[ Eeewwww?? What about No Shoes, No Service? What an idiot! How are you doing yourself, UnwrittenLibra? Are you going to settle down in one place now? ]] Who knows? For now, I'm in Madison, WI, and will be for a f…

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