I first heard of this book in my research to find a good introductory book to the world of global geography. I have to say while there were many things I really liked about this book there were also some areas where I really felt the narrative fell short and the story was not asContinue reading “A Brief Book Review: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall”
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Countries of the World: My Quest to Memorize the Name of Every Single Country
Depending on who you ask there are between 193-196 countries in the world. One day for fun I decided to try and see how many I could name off the top of my head. I’ve always been probably above-average, but not great at geography. In fifth grade I memorized all the state capitals which wasContinue reading “Countries of the World: My Quest to Memorize the Name of Every Single Country”