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I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
Tucker Max
Citadel Press, 2006
Tucker Max is rude, crude, narcissistic.....
+ An easy 5 stars......
+ I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
Tucker Max is rude, crude, narcissistic and awesome. I love the web site and loved this book. I was in tears laughing so hard.
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Alexander Text (Collins)
William Shakespeare
HarperCollins UK, 2007
Best portable complete Shakespeare collection
+ Good, but incomplete
+ The Portable Bard
I needed to get a book of complete works of Shakespeare, and portability was of key importance. So I went to a theater bookstore where I compared several different collections, including ones by Arden, Stratford, Pelican, and Gramercy. And this collection by Harper-Collins was hands-down the best ...
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Gallatin Canyon: Stories
Thomas Mcguane
Knopf, 2006
Clear, Entertaining. Enlightening.
+ Unsettling and beautiful
+ From a good storyteller, well told
+ Tom McGuane, Chronicler of Modern Pathos
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John Adams
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2002
Page Turner
+ Terrific Book for U.S. History
+ John Adams is a fascinating read!
+ John Adams - a much unappreciated man
+ Read it twice, no, three times!
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The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)
Philip Pullman
Laurel Leaf, 2003
good audio book
interesting story with a full cast of voices. Pullman takes a long time to finish up the narrative, but it's probably necessary. no bad music in this volume, but the poetry at the beginning of each chapter is hard to get when read quickly out loud. it adds nothing to this audio version. that ...
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
A. J. Jacobs
Simon & Schuster, 2008
As a self proclaimed agnostic...
+ Good Job
+ Heaven Sent
As a self proclaimed agnostic, I have no clue what led me to pick up this book in an airport. But I'm hooked, and I've probably learned more about the bible then some that are "religious". In a fun, nonthreatening, no fire and brimstone, low key way. I give kudos to Jacobs for taking on this ...
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Doing Business In China: How to Profit in the World's Fastest Growing Market
Ted Plafker
Business Plus, 2007
Ted really knows China
+ Examinng China's Economy
+ Best quick business China primer out here
+ Excellent resource for china
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1999
Who's got more credibility?
+ You don't need to be an avid outdoors-man to enjoy this book.
+ Life and Death on Everest
+ Utterly riveting, un-put-downable
+ Mountain Madness
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Head and Heart: American Christianities
Garry Wills
Penguin Press HC, The, 2007
Varieties of Christian Experience in America!
+ A Very Garry Wills Version of Religion in America.
+ Head and Heart: American Christianites
+ Poor Jesus
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The Echo Maker: A Novel
Richard Powers
Picador, 2007
Intelligent and entertaining
This novel, the winner of the 2006 National Book Award, addresses the question of how we know who we really are. This novel is extremely well-crafted and a worthwhile read. Intelligent and entertaining.
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Quarantine: A Novel
Jim Crace
Picador, 1999
What Did Jesus Do?
+ Desert dying, desert God
+ Provocative ending
+ The Temptation of Jesus
+ fasting
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The New York Times - Latest News
The New York Times Company
I can see why this is a big seller on the Kindle
+ Topnotch
+ Quick news for busy day
+ I love this feed!!!
+ I love it, but...
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The Sanctuary
Raymond Khoury
Dutton Adult, 2007
A gripping saga.
+ Very good until the end
+ Fan of Dan Brown? Then Raymond Khoury will not disappoint.
Raymond Khoury's THE SANCTUARY receives veteran narrator Richard Ferrone's smooth voice as it provides a powerful new political thriller set in 1750 Naples and 2003 Baghdad. Three men and a swordfight, a deep-hold secret, and a mission which crosses centuries to modern-day Baghdad politics creates ...
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Blasphemy
Douglas Preston
Forge Books, 2008
Oh Ye of Little Faith
I am a devout Christian - have been all my life. I am also a fan of Preston. I did not find anything in this book the least bit offensive. True, I am not an over the top Fundamentalist Christian, although I am sympathetic with them. It seemed to me that the characters that offended so many were ...
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Unabridged Classics)
Jules Verne
Sterling, 2006
Not a Content Review
+ A beautiful new edition of an old favorite
+ Good choice
+ Good Read, But Long Read
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