For the History category, I read Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abd el-Kader. Abd el-Kadr led an Islamic jihad against the French in Algeria in the 19th century but, at his death, was regarded in the West as one of the “great men” of his century. My review.
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Valerie // January 12, 2009 at 5:03 pm
I read “Honeymoon in Tehran” by Azadeh Moaveni, which fits under the “Memoir Cagetory”. It was an ARC from the LibraryThing Early Reviewers Program, so my review is based on that. Here’s the direct link: http://patchworkquiltlife.blogspot.com/2009/01/book-review-honeymoon-in-tehran-by.html
Tim // January 16, 2009 at 7:59 pm
For the History category, I read Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abd el-Kader. Abd el-Kadr led an Islamic jihad against the French in Algeria in the 19th century but, at his death, was regarded in the West as one of the “great men” of his century. My review.
Eva // January 18, 2009 at 11:28 am
Valerie and Tim, thanks for linking to your reviews!
Gavin // January 30, 2009 at 2:41 am
For the history challenge I read “King Leopold’s Ghost”, a book I’ve been meaning to read for a long time. My review is here:
http://page247.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/king-leopolds-ghost-by-adam-hochschild/
Chelsea // February 3, 2009 at 1:35 am
It’s taken me forever to get around to posting on Mr. Linky, but here is my review for The Natashas!
http://wereadtoknow.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/book-review-the-natashas/
Heather J. // April 8, 2009 at 2:26 pm
I just remembered to post my January review … sorry it took so long!