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Limelight Book Reviews: Travel Annecdotes

Improbable-Libraries

Improbable Libraries by Alex Johnson

The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston

The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston

shanghai-grand-by-taras-grescoe

Shanghai Grand by Taras Grescoe

taking-to-the-skies-by-jim-eames

Taking To The Skies by Jim Eames

Greek Cafe and Milk Bars of Australia by Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski

Greek Cafes & Milk Bars of Australia by Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski

Flying Kangaroo by Jim Eames

The Flying Kangaroo by Jim Eames

City of Djinns by William Dalyrymple

City of Djinns by William Dalyrymple

Limelight Book Reviews

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Animal Stories, Australiana, Author Review, Biography, Classics, Cookbooks & Food, General Fiction, Historical Novels, Mystery and Crime, New Books List, Non-Fiction, Occult & Paranormal Romance, Poetry, Prize Winners, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Travel Annecdotes, What are we reading now?, Year in Review

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