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Ursula Janssen

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Ursula Janssen, born 1978, is an archeologist and freelance author and now lives with her husband and daughter in southern Italy, after spending several years living and working in various countries in Africa and the Middle East. She writes mostly historic novels but has also published a novel for young readers.

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	GARUM: Recipes from the Past by Ursula Janssen (Goodreads Author), Manoocher Deghati (Photographer) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eyewitnessed: A biographical novel by Ursula Janssen (Goodreads Author), Manoocher Deghati (Photographer) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emir's Trace 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Spur des Emirs: Ein apulischer Roman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Eden to Jerusalem: 40 Recipes from the Time of the Bible by Ursula Janssen (Goodreads Author), Manoocher Deghati (Photographer) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die drei Betrüger it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebellion: Chronik eines Untergangs it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die drei Betrüger: Historischer Roman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Von Eden bis Jerusalem: 40 Rezepte aus der Zeit der Bibel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The person who doesn’t read lives only one life. The reader lives 5,000. Reading is immortality backwards.”
― Umberto Eco

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“We live for books.”
― Umberto Eco

tags: bibliophiles, book-lovers, books, reading

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“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...”
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

tags: books

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“To survive, you must tell stories.”
― Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before

tags: stories-writing

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“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
― Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum

tags: fathers, parenting, wisdom

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Deutschsprachige Indie-Autoren — 83 members — last activity Dec 18, 2019 06:07AM
Diese Gruppe ist für alle, die Interesse an Büchern von deutschsprachigen Indie-Autoren haben oder selbst veröffentlicht haben.

History: Actual, Fictional and Legendary — 1168 members — last activity Jan 01, 2024 02:35PM
This group is for anyone whose interest in History goes beyond textbooks. While I enjoy reading books that cover actual events and actual people, I al ...more

Der "Erwachsenen-Buchklub" — 160 members — last activity Jun 10, 2022 01:30AM
Ein kleiner Buchklub, um hauptsächlich "Erwachsenenbücher" zu lesen, da in vielen anderen Gruppen viele YA-Bücher und Serien gelesen werden. Also, wen ...more

Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction — 5954 members — last activity Apr 21, 2024 09:58PM
The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more

Historical Info for Historical Fiction Readers — 1586 members — last activity Aug 11, 2022 01:41AM
Information about eras past in different parts of the world. Help for readers who may feel lost in an unfamiliar historical setting, may not understan ...more

Historical Fiction — 1487 members — last activity Apr 18, 2024 06:57PM
This is a group for all lovers of Historical Fiction and History to share the wonderful books they've read and to discover new books set in the past. ...more

Indie and Self-Pub Book Corner — 965 members — last activity Jun 01, 2023 05:35AM
Why should major publishing houses determine everything we read? There are a lot of great stories out there, just waiting for readers to find them! Wr ...more

Historical Mystery Lovers — 1376 members — last activity 13 hours, 4 min ago
""Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot." ~Sherlock Holmes (The Adventure of the Abbey Grange) This group is dedicated to the discussion and sharing ...more

Writing Historical Fiction — 620 members — last activity Nov 02, 2023 10:49AM
I had trouble locating a group dedicated solely to those of us who love writing historical fiction (but if you love reading historical fiction, you're ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 28108 members — last activity 10 hours, 47 min ago
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