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Location:: MIT, Cambridge, MA USA

Reviewer Rank:: 21,442

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July 3

The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too by James Galbraith and 3 other items were added to Kay Kirkpatrick's Wish List.

July 2

She Wolves: The Notorious Queens of Medieval England by Elizabeth Norton was added to Kay Kirkpatrick's Wish List.

July 1

Reviewed Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral by Philip Ball and rated it

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June 26

A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr was added to Kay Kirkpatrick's Wish List.

June 25

An Accidental Tragedy: The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots by Roderick Graham was added to Kay Kirkpatrick's Wish List.

June 20

Marlborough: England's Fragile Genius by Richard Holmes was added to Kay Kirkpatrick's Wish List.

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Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral by Philip Ball

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Poetry in stone, July 1, 2008

For anyone who has stood in awe of the splendid architecture of Notre Dame de Paris, Saint Denis, or Chartres itself, this is a delightful book. In his engaging and smooth prose, Philip Ball guides the reader through the religious, social, and philosophical milieu that produced the quintessentially... Read More

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