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Finding Katya: How I Quit Everything to Backpack the Former Soviet States
Finding Katya: How I Quit Everything to Backpack the Former Soviet States by Katie R. Aune This is the memoir of Katie R. Aune, who spent a year backpacking in Russia and the former Soviet Union republics. Katie is a lawyer with a high-paying job and friends but she leaves it all behind to satisfy her desire to travel. The wanderlust she feels pushes her to meticulously plan out nearly every detail of the trip from flight schedules, housing, even down to her budget for food. Katie has always dreamed of visiting Russia since she was young. She understands the Russian language because she majored in Russian Studies in college.…
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Saint Nicholas: the real-life inspiration for Santa Claus
Nikolaos: The Retelling of the Story of Saint Nicholas by Taylor R. Marshall Many people have heard of Saint Nicholas who was the real-life inspiration for Santa Claus, the fictional character who gives gifts in secret on Christmas Eve. Taylor Marshal has written a novel that explores the life of the saint, Nikolaos: The Retelling of the Story of Saint Nicholas. A retelling is a new, and often updated or retranslated, version of a story. Nikolaos is a Presbyter, an honorific title for Christian clergy. The word derives from the Greek presbyteros, which means elder or senior. Saint Nicholas is the Patron saint of sailors, merchants, and children. He was…
