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  <title><![CDATA[The Osterman Weekend (Alpha Books)]]></title>
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  <default_description>In a quiet suburban town a strange assortment of men and women gather for a momentous weekend.  Meanwhile in Zurich, Moscow and Washington, the time machine is already ticking.  &lt;P&gt;But countermeasures are in motion.  In Washington, John Tanner bets his life in a gamble to destroy the menacing conspiracy that hangs over us all.  &lt;P&gt;&quot;Shattering...it will cost you the night and the cold hours of the morning!&quot; (Cincinnati Enquirer)</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1972</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Osterman Weekend (Alpha Books)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Robert Ludlum]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 30 07:28:26 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 05 22:18:16 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Somone gave me a Ludlum title and I didn't have anything to read, and I started on it when I took a flight to St. Louis.  I was riveted and got on this Ludlum kick--I must have read six or seven of his books this past month.  Something of a debauach, I admit.  I decided to read all of his books in o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21316077">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="11869890">
    <user id="751942">
    <name><![CDATA[Nagesh]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bangalore, India]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 07 07:31:04 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 07 07:35:33 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Without exaggerating, the first time when I read this book (during my first year of engineering) I had to take a shower to get rid of the excess sweating.<br/><br/>I had never read such a chillingly thrilling novel until that time ... it was like being in one of those kinky horror situations where...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11869890">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63874372">
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    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 17 11:29:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 17 11:29:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very good. Second reading. Forgot I had read it before, but worth finishing twice.]]></body>
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    <review id="14034659">
    <user id="661365">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bethesda, MD]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 30 06:46:02 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 06 06:58:02 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this quick novel (by Ludlum standards) much more than I thought I would. It's very different from his other works in that it doesn't feature some nearly superhuman government agent, but just a regular guy in his regular life that gets caught up in some very irregular stuff. Much of it feel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14034659">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="59473481">
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    <location><![CDATA[Du Quoin, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Jun 12 20:29:50 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 12 20:30:21 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Delicious, exciting, intriguing.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59473481]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="38514679">
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    <location><![CDATA[Canton, CT]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 24 04:33:01 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 24 04:33:23 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[wonderful<br/>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38514679]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="54636328">
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  <date_added>Fri May 01 16:36:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 01 16:36:00 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fiction]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54636328]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="18891042">
    <user id="76842">
    <name><![CDATA[Rae]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Payson, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Mar 28 19:25:29 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 12 17:31:40 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Four couples, who are good friends, are convinced that each of the others is an international terrorist team. The story takes place within the time frame of one weekend and as the hours slip by and the couples become more suspicious and paranoid, the level of psychological suspense increases as well...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18891042">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="12225598">
    <user id="764631">
    <name><![CDATA[Georgie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Redcliffe, Australia]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 11 01:38:49 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 11 01:45:25 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A little confusing as to which characters were which to begin with, with continual swapping between families, but it eventually fitted together.  Altogether it was a good spy/thriller novel, and an enjoyable read.  This was my first Ludlum read, and I am now a fan of his works.]]></body>
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    <review id="19571376">
    <user id="273588">
    <name><![CDATA[Jason]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Nashville, TN]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 06 07:50:54 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 06 07:53:02 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a confusing and dated Ludlum novel.  It started frustratingly slow, and really was more of a character study, until the action started in the last third of the book.  It had a nice twist at the end, but it couldn't make up for the start.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="13696559">
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    <name><![CDATA[DB]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1982</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 27 03:58:51 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 27 03:58:51 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Remember when the Russians were the evildoers? Cold war thriller at is paranoia-inducing worst. All I remember about reading this was its cover (not the one pictured) and how boring I thought grown-up books were.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13696559]]></url>
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    <review id="24867376">
    <user id="1138392">
    <name><![CDATA[Laurie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Jun 18 21:18:30 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 18 21:20:40 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just started..........I know I read this years ago, but I don't remember a thing about it.  Ludlum has a way of hooking you right from the beginning and keeping you interested all the way through.]]></body>
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    <review id="32167185">
    <user id="1483994">
    <name><![CDATA[Mike]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Douglasville, GA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat Sep 06 07:26:44 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 06 07:27:56 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has more plot twists than any other three books put together. Your head will be swimming throughout the book trying to figure out who everyone really is.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32167185]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="24989293">
    <user id="1249536">
    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pleasant Grove, UT]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 20 10:17:50 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 20 10:18:34 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as good as some others.  Read this one way back as well.  The 80's version movie of this book was poor as wel.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24989293]]></url>
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    <review id="27186596">
    <user id="1319034">
    <name><![CDATA[Karen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Orono, ME]]></location>        
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  <date_updated>Mon Jul 14 04:04:14 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Clear a space on your book shelf for this one, you won't want to pass it on for fear it won't come home!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27186596]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="18827038">
    <user id="742215">
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    <location><![CDATA[Ten Sleep, WY]]></location>        
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  <date_updated>Fri Mar 28 03:49:05 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't waste your time. A dated novel in which I found it pretty easy to figure out the plot &quot;twists.&quot;]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18827038]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="8606256">
    <user id="563267">
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  <date_added>Sat Nov 03 08:17:44 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 03 08:17:56 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[ Read many of  Ludlum's enjoyable books in high school in the 70s.  Page turners.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8606256]]></url>
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    <review id="3460774">
    <user id="212403">
    <name><![CDATA[Joey]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Jul 24 11:16:20 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 24 11:16:43 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[definitely a good read]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3460774]]></url>
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    <review id="8356562">
    <user id="575026">
    <name><![CDATA[Peter]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sun Oct 28 13:52:20 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 21 13:16:53 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Monotonous crap.]]></body>
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