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In Touch with the World ends Week Eight with a bonus book --The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmad published in 2011. The book outlines the story of Tor Baz, a young boy descended from both chiefs and outlaws and as he moves between tribes in Pakistan and Afghanistan, he becomes the Wandering Falcon.
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When “in touch with the world” was announced as the theme for the 2023 Spring Read for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club, I was excited about the possibility of reading fiction that described life in Ukraine.
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This is Linda Allen in Amarillo. For my latest contribution to the Radio Readers book discussion I read "The Wandering Falcon" by Jamil Ahmad. Written in the early 1970s, he book was finally published in 2011 by which time the author was 79 years old.
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This week’s series features The Museum of Abandoned Secrets by Oksana Zabuzhko. The book is one of the most read Ukrainian book by intellectuals and writers, and although it is lengthy, it holds the status of such classics as War and Peace.
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The first Jo Nesbo book I read was Nemesis.Hello, this is LuAnn O’Hair. I am an English teacher in Woodward, Oklahoma.
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Let’s talk about crime, the chase, the human heart and some excellent writing by best selling author Norwegian Jo Nesbo (You(g) Nes-buh). Or as he’s introduced to English speaking readers, Jo Nesbo. Nesbo.
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This is Phillip Periman in Amarillo reviewing "The Bat" by Jo Nesbo for the High Plains Reader's Book Club. "How are ya, Mate?"
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Book Series Seven is comprised of three books, all mysteries written by Jo Nesbø, probably one of the most well-known Scandinavian crime writers, or at least well-known outside Scandinavia.
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This is Mike Strong, in Hays, for HPPR. The book is “Made in China” by Amelia Pang. The churches in China are the state. The state is in all the churches.
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Thank you for joining us on the High Plains Public Radio Station. My name is Jessica Sadler and I am a Science Teacher and STEAM facilitator in Olathe, Kansas. I am here with the other book leaders to discuss Banished by Han Dong.