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First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book by Stanley Appelbaum
First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book

Edward, April 4, 2008

Cest manifique! C'est une bonne response pour une singulare langue Amerique! Une bon introduction de la lingua franca!
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The Savage Detectives: A Novel by Roberto Bolano
The Savage Detectives: A Novel

Edward, March 29, 2008

This novel's imagination expands into a magical diorama. The author flirts with danger and then gleefully accelerates away from it. The novel is spendiferously enjoyable (as well as, finally, full of lament), in part because Bolaño, despite all the game-playing, has a worldly, literal sensibility. His atmospheres are solidly imagined, but the tone is breezy and colloquial and amazingly unliterary. With much ado and thanks rightfully owed to the translator Natasha Wimmer, for editing much of the slang and converting it; so that we humble English readers can too enjoy its sublimity.
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The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead by David Shields
The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead

Edward, March 13, 2008

This isn't really a book about life as much as it is a lament about his father.
There are all sorts of 'feel good' quotes and anecdotes.
The title says it all-- and quite frankly for all the publicity it is absolutely over rated!
I like Bill Murray too but I couldn't get though this entire book without throwing up.
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A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited about Obama and Why He Can't Win by Shelby Steele
A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited about Obama and Why He Can't Win

Edward, February 25, 2008

Amidst all that has been said about Mr. Obama on the Internet-- this is a must read!
Be informed and read the review online and be informed.
I hope Obama can prove Mr. Steele wrong and win the US Presidency 2008!
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Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink
Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think

Edward, February 23, 2008

All hail Charles Shaw!
Long live the 2 Buck Chuck!
Can wine from North Dakota and California really taste that differently?
Does that stick of sugarless gum that you chew everyday equal 1 pound per year?
Do you want to know what I am talking about?
Read this marvelous book!
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