229. Portugal: Gold, Earthquakes, and Brazil (Part 3)
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229. Portugal: Gold, Earthquakes, and Brazil (Part 3) mentions Brazil, a biography by Eloisa Starling and Lilia Moritz Schwartz and the novels of by Patrick O'Brien with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
It's a brilliant book about Brazil by Eloisa Starling and Lilia Moritz Schwartz, which I wrote about in the Sunday Times a few years ago.
You don't like the novels of Patrick O'Brien.
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“It's a brilliant book about Brazil, which includes an amazing set piece describing the chaotic scene of people preparing for the voyage to Brazil.”
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“The speaker mentions that the listener doesn't like the novels of Patrick O'Brien, which are related to naval technology and the character Jack Aubrey.”
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