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Midnight's Children: A Novel
Salman Rushdie
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
WHAT A RUSH(DIE)!
If this book was described by 1001 readers, I think you'd get 10,001 different views of what they experienced. Some knowledge of the history of India & Pakistan before and after independence and the partition will be helpful. Perhaps some "-ism" (magical real(ism), ...
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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
Roger Lowenstein
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
The Best of Buffett-Great Book
Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Lowenstein is one of the most delightful books I have ever read. It was difficult to put this book down. If you enjoy an enterprising adventure, you'll love this one. More than investment epic biography; it is an ...
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
Tracy Kidder
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
Fantastic Read!
Mountains Beyond Mountains Book Review
Tracy Kidder's excellence in writing is proven yet again, as he brings to life the history of one man who changed the lives of many people around the world. Read and used by Reader's Circle, a nation-wide book club, it proves ...
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Peony in Love: A Novel
Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
Rare Insights
Peony in Love is the second Linda See novel I have read. I first discovered Ms. See's delightful storytelling in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, which introduced me to nu shu, the Ming Dynasty secret written language of women.
In Peony in Love Ms. See again ...
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005
are you fooled???
i find it fascinating the diverse reviews this book has received, it seems to have a polarizing effect on readers! for me the book was engrossing, but admittedly i am a fan of taleb's writing and philosophy of life. while he is clearly not concerned with journalistic ...
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When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Roger Lowenstein
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2001
Entertaining read on complex subject
It's a common story, a group of extremely talented and smart individuals done in by their own hubris, greed, and carelessness. What distinguishes this story from others is that we get a reasonably lucid description of the complex world or hedge funds and exotic ...
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
kept me up all night
My friend recommended this book and it sat on my bedside table for a while. Finally picked it up and started reading. It got me from the very beginning. I read it in two nights. Loved it! Its a beautiful story about friendship and the ties that bind it. Had me boo ...
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Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons
Tim Russert
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
great book
Tim Russert just died. This is sad news for people. This book is good for memories. I liked Russert on tv. He was a great journalist.
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Michael Pollan
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
A fast read, well written, fascinating!
The connections between plants and people are fascinating. Michael Pollan writes so well, I was pulled through the book. This is a view of the web of life that I haven't seen before. Highly recommended. Another book I enjoyed some time back (not by Pollan) is ...
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The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
W. Timothy Gallwey
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 1997
This book is a must read for every amateur and professional tennis player and tennis teacher
Does it matter how and what we think about while we are playing tennis ? Yes, it matters so much that it affects our tennis performance significantly and could even affect our mental well being. W. Timothy Gallwey obviously understands both tennis and psychology very ...
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Night Soldiers: A Novel
Alan Furst
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
Recommended For Those Who Know History
This was my "first" Furst novel. Given to me as a gift several years ago, it worked its way to the top of my read "stack." What a pleasant surprise! An excellent novel. A great spy story, with characters that are interesting and nicely developed. I would highly ...
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The Foreign Correspondent: A Novel
Alan Furst
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
Introducing the Italian Resistenza
With 'Foreign Correspondent', Alan Furst's renown continues to grow. Furst once again centers his novel in pre-World War Two Paris, but this time his protagonist hails from southern Europe - Italy - rather than France or eastern Europe.
Carlo Weisz is a journalist ...
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Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
Deborah Rodriguez, Kristin Ohlson
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
Funny and interesting read!
I love reading books that really describe what it is like to live in another country, especially a country I have never visited. This book was able to paint a picture of of Kabul so that I could see what it was like. I enjoyed reading the stories of the women ...
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The Satanic Verses: A Novel
Salman Rushdie
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
The Satanic Verses Through Western Eyes
I was a kid when the controversy around this book hit, and I guess for that reason I always thought it was a very heavy, tedious, high-brow work. In fact, "The Satanic Verses" is a fun and funny narrative. The style reminded me of Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- the lines ...
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The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
Richard Preston
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
A trip into another world and another time
first written for the Kindle edition:
here is a small vanishing universe on this planet I'd never heard of before, forests that exist above forests, that use the tops of ancient redwoods as their platform. There are animals, birds, bugs, salamanders, even copepods -- ...
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