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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book.  It's a fusion between Dirda's commonplace book and one of those &quot;Booklust&quot; type of books.  I own Booklust, but am very impatient with it.  I have a hard time getting past one of the very first lists of books, where all of the authors are named &quot;Alice.&quot;  <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19376991">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So, I love books about books.  And in this one Pulitzer prize-winning critic Michael Dirda provides glimpses of and comments on his own commonplace book.  This eclectic collection contains delightful thoughts, lists, and book recommendations.  I can’t do better than Dirda’s own words, so here ar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44646393">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can recommend this book as something to be nibbled at from time to time, not blasted through as I was compelled to do; it's much too rich for that.<br/><br/>Michael Dirda, a long-time book reviewer and Pulitzer Prize-winner for criticism, has built a small book filled with big ideas. Each chapte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43896055">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rarely have I marked up any book as much as I did Michael Dirda’s little work, <em>Book by Book – Notes on Reading and Life.</em>  Written in 2005, this small collection of reflections on life’s stages and circumstances provides Dirda with the opportunity to intersperse quotations from a wide range of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43577687">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read the first few pages of this. Was struck by how pointless it seemed; how dull; how his essays on potentially interesting topics such as the value of education seemed to meander in circles around nothing in particular, before finishing by not coming to a conclusion; how pages and pages were just ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78823141">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This week I finished Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life by Washington Post reviewer Michael Dirda, and I’ve never felt less well-read and more well-read in my life. I finished this commonplace books that’s full of quotes and reflections, and I thought - I get most of that; most of those ide...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/623631">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this book fascinating, especially the idea of the commonplace book. I have been writing down quotes and other interesting writings in notebooks for years. I am now trying to record my gleanings in Access databases.<br/><br/>The mark of a good book is when you have to put it down because th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45883419">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is not a booklist though recommendations are listed throughout. Rather it is an essay-like observation of why we read at all, and includes a lovely section on why we should re-read certain books. While clearly written by an intellectual, this is a highly accessible writing that addresses all fo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69316196">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed reading this book about books and reading, but it isn't really the kind of book a person (even one who passionately loves books) can sit down and read quickly from cover to cover. It is more of a reference one can refer to from time to time on various topics related to reading. The author ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33044109">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've been impressed by Dirda's Washington Post book reviews so I thought I'd give this book a try.  There's some compelling quotations in here along with several intruiguing book and author recommendations, but that's about it.  Dirda strings these nuggets together with generalizations about what we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52170617">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A little gem from one of our very best literary critics: a handbook about books, and life, and living. A wonderful gift for the book lover in your life, full of thoughts, reflections, reminiscences, and quotes from dozens of authors about books, reading, writing, and life.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dirda argues that we read for pleasure in order to learn how to lived. I agree. This book will give you a huge list of books you must read immediately...and will make you want to jump in your car, find Dirda, and make him keep talking about books in his fresh and smart way.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not my favorite of Dirda's books--I was torn between a 3 and a 4.  It's a commonplace book (collection of quotes) with his commentary. I like his commentary best. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book as it introduced me to some new authors and raised some interesting points regarding work, life, love, and the arts.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This collection of reflections and quotes will sit on a shelf within arm's reach and serve as a reminder of why I love to read, a modest literary refuge in which to consider the wisdom of those who have lived before me.<br/><br/>Of course, there are also all the books mentioned by Dirda that I'll ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48569510">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty heavy on the quoations but a really neat book. I found a ton of new things to read and I loved his advice. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Nice light read about books by someone who loves books.  Not stupendous, but a valuable resource for finding other books to read off the beaten track (or not).]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really had to concentrate and felt like a halfwit when reading this critic's lists -- SOOOO many books that I shoulda/woulda/coulda read! It will be a great reference as I continue my quest to knock off a few &quot;classics&quot; in 2008 and beyond. Also got me interested in reading/re-reading som...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22444002">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This re-invigorated my love for reading and getting lost in big fat books.  Yummy.]]></body>
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