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Running with Scissors: A Memoir, by Augusten Burroughs
And you think your family is messed up? This is the general theme of the almost-too-insane&#
 
- reviewed by MikeIsTall
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Featured on January 11th, 2008
 
 
In the eyes of Thomas Friedman the world is no longer round, it has become flat. This flattening is the result of the World Wide Web, high speed internet access, the fall of the Berlin Wall, outsourc...
 
- reviewed by gregjerome
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Featured on January 9th, 2008
 
 
High Fidelity, by Nick Hornby
One critic described this Nick Hornby novel as the book you would not want your girlfriend to read because it would give away all your secrets. While the quote is valid and painstakingly true, the...
 
- reviewed by MikeIsTall
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Featured on January 8th, 2008
 
 
Guardian Angel, by Julie Garwood
In honor of Valentine's day, I am going to review an actual romance novel. Gasp! Yes, a novel you would find if you went to the romance section of the library or the bookstore. Believe it or not, t...
 
- reviewed by sbarranca
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Featured on January 8th, 2008
 
 
Elia Kazan: A Biography, by Richard Schickel
Recounting the accomplishments of director Elia “Gage” Kazan (1909-2003) is daunting. His career is a humanities class in twentieth century American culture: membership as act...
 
- reviewed by pcontino
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Featured on January 7th, 2008
 
 
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This is my first novel, and a well leafed copy will remain on my shelf for impromptu readings.
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So unique, never have a read anything that is so remarkable and different from an author.
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Ditto, pero en Espaol
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I challenge you to read this book without it changing your life
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The autism "logo" is a multicolored jigsaw puzzle with the pieces scrambled. Read this book to see why.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the novel that took this series to a whole new level. Not only is it more complicated, dramatic, and suspenseful than the first three, but it is also the found...
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Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson
This is a quiet book, with a subtle, quiet impact. Thankfully, such low-decibel works are still receiving attention in the world of smash-'em-ups and steamy scandal, where much of our entertainment l...
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The Tortilla Curtain, by T.Coraghessan Boyle
The Tortilla Curtain has skyrocketed to the top of my all-time favorite books. The blurb on the front cover caused my hand to select...
reviewed by BLNicholas
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Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson
I wanted to like this book; I really, really did. I thought something set in a post-9/11 world that still has elements of cyberpunk--I could TOTALLY get on board with that. And yet...This book disap...
reviewed by tinapickles
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Publisher: Unicorn Books (www.pustakmahal.com)Doctors have beentelling us that fat is a killer. Eatless cholesterol, saturated fat andsalt; eat more fibre rich foods weare told. If we do not, we are d...
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