Reviews: Books, Blogs and Music

The stirring sounds of Balkan brass, Ethiopian melodies and Middle Eastern rhythms make up the globally influenced album Al Wa’ Debt.
Carnatic music with a modern twist, an absence of vocals allows the Veena to shine with every pick and pluck.
A singer for more than 30 years, Norway’s Kari Bremnes releases the latest two-CD collection of her best work to date.
Čači Vorba offers a fusion of Balkan, Gypsy, Polish and Ukrainian tunes mixed with wedding music and folk dance music from Romania, Moldova, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey, and Albania.

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Start living your “what ifs” and make things happen.

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Travel tips, advice, stories, road trip guides and more—all written by "spunky" women travellers.

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The young journalists and filmmakers behind Journey of Action are on a mission: to prove that Generation Y is intelligent and socially conscious.

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Haunting, yet hopeful, Where Hornbills Fly opens a window onto a vanishing world and paints a remarkable portrait of this fragile tribe, which continues to survive deep in the heart of Borneo.

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Written by British comedy writer, Jane Bussman, The Worst Date Ever might be the funniest book ever written about war crimes.

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The true story of American expatriate Eric Volz’s wrongful imprisonment in Nicaragua for the murder of his one-time girlfriend.
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