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Pok Pok: Recipes and Stories from the Pok Pok Restaurants, Thailand, and Elsewhere - Andy Ricker, J.J. Goode, David Thompson
Pok Pok: Recipes and Stories from the Pok Pok Restaurants, Thailand, and Elsewhere
Andy Ricker, J.J. Goode, David Thompson
Darwin Slept Here: Discovery, Adventure, and Swimming Iguanas in Charles Darwin's South America - Eric Simons
Darwin Slept Here: Discovery, Adventure, and Swimming Iguanas in Charles Darwin's South America
Eric Simons
Madame Bovary - Mark Overstall, Malcolm Bowie, Margaret Mauldon, Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary
Mark Overstall, Malcolm Bowie, Margaret Mauldon, Gustave Flaubert
Brooklyn Brew Shop's Beer Making Book: 52 Seasonal Recipes for Small Batches - Jennifer Fiedler, Stephen Valand, Erica Shea
Brooklyn Brew Shop's Beer Making Book: 52 Seasonal Recipes for Small Batches
Jennifer Fiedler, Stephen Valand, Erica Shea
The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want - Deepak Chopra
The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want
Deepak Chopra
A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
The Collected John Carter of Mars: A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, The Warlord of Mars (Barsoom, #1-3) - Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Collected John Carter of Mars: A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, The Warlord of Mars (Barsoom, #1-3)
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam - Frances FitzGerald
Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam
Frances FitzGerald
The Lovelace Medical Center: Pioneer in American health care - Jake W Spidle
The Lovelace Medical Center: Pioneer in American health care
Jake W Spidle
California's Napa Valley: One Hundred Sixty Years of Wine Making - William Hientz, William F. Heintz
California's Napa Valley: One Hundred Sixty Years of Wine Making
William Hientz, William F. Heintz

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Clockers - Richard Price
Pok Pok: Recipes and Stories from the Pok Pok Restaurants, Thailand, and Elsewhere - Andy Ricker, J.J. Goode, David Thompson
Cast On, Bind Off: 211 Ways to Begin and End Your Knitting - Cap Sease
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November
10
August 2013
12
finished reading:
Death Masks - Jim Butcher
Death Masks Jim Butcher
August 2013
8
finished reading:
The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession - Adam Leith Gollner
The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession Adam Leith Gollner
July 2013
23
finished reading:
Corked - Kathryn Borel
Corked Kathryn Borel
July 2013
8
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The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight - Mark Caro
The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight Mark Caro
July 2013
7
finished reading:
Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession - Julie Powell
Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession Julie Powell
June 2013
27
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Wrack: A Novel - James Bradley
Wrack: A Novel James Bradley
June 2013
23
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Summer Knight - Jim Butcher
Summer Knight Jim Butcher
June 2013
20
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Grave Peril - Jim Butcher
Grave Peril Jim Butcher
June 2013
16
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Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson
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The Tudor Rose: The Story of the Queen Who United a Kingdom and Birthed a Dynasty - Margaret Campbell Barnes
The Tudor Rose: The Story of the Queen Who United a Kingdom and Birthed a Dynasty Margaret Campbell Barnes
February 2013
24
reviewed: Going Rogue: An American Life
Ghost written, self-serving, revisionist history.
Going Rogue: An American Life - Sarah Palin
finished reading:
Going Rogue: An American Life - Sarah Palin
Going Rogue: An American Life Sarah Palin
January 2013
25
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Arcadia - Lauren Groff
Arcadia Lauren Groff
January 2013
7
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Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It - Elizabeth Royte
Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It Elizabeth Royte
January 2013
2
finished reading:
Yes, Chef: A Memoir - Marcus Samuelsson
Yes, Chef: A Memoir Marcus Samuelsson
December 2012
30
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The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession - Mark Obmascik
The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession Mark Obmascik
December 2012
17
finished reading:
The Sea Fairies - L Frank Baum
The Sea Fairies L Frank Baum
December 2012
11
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Yellow Fever: A Deadly Disease Poised to Kill Again - James L. Dickerson
Yellow Fever: A Deadly Disease Poised to Kill Again James L. Dickerson
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The American Kestrel: Falcon of Many Names - Roland H. Wauer, William S. Clark
The American Kestrel: Falcon of Many Names Roland H. Wauer, William S. Clark
November 2012
20
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The Hours - Michael Cunningham
The Hours Michael Cunningham
November 2012
17
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The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City - David Lebovitz
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City David Lebovitz
November 2012
5
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Measuring Mother Earth: How Joe the Kid became Tyrrell of the North - Heather Robertson
Measuring Mother Earth: How Joe the Kid became Tyrrell of the North Heather Robertson
October 2012
21
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Backyard Giants: The Passionate, Heartbreaking, and Glorious Quest to Grow the Biggest Pumpkin Ever - Susan Warren
Backyard Giants: The Passionate, Heartbreaking, and Glorious Quest to Grow the Biggest Pumpkin Ever Susan Warren
August 2012
22
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Master and Fool - J.V. Jones
Master and Fool J.V. Jones
August 2012
17
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A Man Betrayed - J.V. Jones
A Man Betrayed J.V. Jones
August 2012
5
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Exit A - Anthony Swofford
Exit A Anthony Swofford
July 2012
22
finished reading:
The Baker's Boy - J.V. Jones
The Baker's Boy J.V. Jones
July 2012
11
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Storm Front - Jim Butcher
Storm Front Jim Butcher
June 2012
29
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The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
June 2012
28
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A Sword from Red Ice - J.V. Jones
A Sword from Red Ice J.V. Jones
June 2012
11
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A Cavern of Black Ice - J.V. Jones
A Cavern of Black Ice J.V. Jones
January 2012
13
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A Dance With Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) - George R.R. Martin
A Dance With Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) George R.R. Martin
January 2012
2
finished reading:
A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin
A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin
December 2011
15
finished reading:
A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin
November 2011
5
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A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin
November 2011
3
finished reading:
A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin
October 2011
11
finished reading:
The Brethren - John Grisham
The Brethren John Grisham
September 2011
26
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Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal Summer Barbara Kingsolver
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Company of Liars - Karen Maitland
Company of Liars Karen Maitland
August 2011
09
reviewed: The Big Enchilada
Very interesting personable writing style. However the content is not a surprisingly one sided and highly bias account of the...
The Big Enchilada: Campaign Adventures with the Cockeyed Optimists from Texas Who Won the Biggest Prize in Politics - Stuart Stevens
reviewed: The Work of Wolves
A smart book about horses and how they bring three different cultures together. (Rural white, Native American, and European)....
The Work of Wolves - Kent Meyers
reviewed: Oryx and Crake
Overrated, started out with an interesting premise and veered off into drivel. The ending was just painful.
Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
reviewed: Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
A huge reference, great for its time but it needs updating.
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats - Sally Fallon
reviewed: The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
I watched the movie so knew the end yet the book was still gripping. Written with an insiders eye for detail. I felt I unders...
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea - Sebastian Junger
reviewed: The Blue Last
Interesting mystery set in England. Did not like the cliff hanger ending as I really did not want to read another of her book...
The Blue Last - Martha Grimes
reviewed: Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
Catnip for a political junkie. Political sausage making in all it unglory with a fly on the wall perspective. Could not put ...
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime - John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
reviewed: Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex
An entertaining snarky take on Darwin et all.
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex - Olivia Judson
reviewed: End of the World Blues
Amazingly original
End of the World Blues - Jon Courtenay Grimwood
reviewed: Effendi
Great series Must read again
Effendi - Jon Courtenay Grimwood
reviewed: Great Fire: A Novel
Tedious, stilted, dated. Oh, and an unseemly Lolita plot.
The Great Fire - Shirley Hazzard
reviewed: Felaheen
Great series Must read again
Felaheen - Jon Courtenay Grimwood
reviewed: Pashazade
Great series Must read again
Pashazade - Jon Courtenay Grimwood
reviewed: My Life in the Maine Woods-A Game Warden's Wife in the Allagash Country
A unique look into the life of a self-sufficient woman before women were liberated. Maine history presented in a wonderful fa...
My Life in the Maine Woods: A Game Warden's Wife in the Allagash Country - Annette Jackson
reviewed: Composing a Life
I read this 15 years ago and felt it timely as I was looking for a successful woman to look up to. Her writing shows empathy ...
Composing a Life - Mary Catherine Bateson
reviewed: Annapolis
A great historical novel that cuts back and forth to the present tying in multiple generations of one family from the start o...
Annapolis - William Martin
reviewed: Iron and Silk
Recommended to me by a friend who speaks Mandarin and worked in China for a few years. The book is a little dated now but off...
Iron and Silk - Mark Salzman
reviewed: Bridge to Terabithia
This is the Everybody Reads book for this area. I was very disappointed as I had heard so many good reviews. The book is terr...
Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson, Donna Diamond
reviewed: The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
An interesting book but a little dated. It has a new introduction and epilogue but the contact is really stuck in time. A wom...
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships - Harriet Lerner
reviewed: 21 Dog Years : Doing Time @ Amazon.com
I first saw Mike Daisey in 2005 at the Portland Center Stage performing 21 Dog Years, or Doing Time @ Amazon.com as a one man...
21 Dog Years : Doing Time @ Amazon.com - Mike Daisey
reviewed: The Kite Runner
The first 3/4 of the book were outstanding. I was totally transported to a different place and time. The final 1/4 was not as...
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
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