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author: Toby Young
name: Reed
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> 19351789 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:50:25 -0700 <![CDATA[The Germans (Meridian)]]> The Germans (Meridian)
author: Gordon A. Craig
name: Reed
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1991
rating: 4
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]]> 19273446 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:48:48 -0700 <![CDATA[Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater]]> Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater
author: John Joseph Brady
name: Reed
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1996
rating: 5
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One of my favorite books, one of my heroes!
]]> 19351709 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:46:07 -0700 <![CDATA[The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan]]> The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan
author: Artyom Borovik
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average rating: 3.72
book published: 2001
rating: 3
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I don't know if I got a bad translation or what but this thing drug like an anchor.
]]> 19351629 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:41:28 -0700 <![CDATA[Mother Night]]> Mother Night
author: Kurt Vonnegut
name: Reed
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1961
rating: 4
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]]> 19351628 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:41:24 -0700 <![CDATA[Welcome to the Monkey House]]> Welcome to the Monkey House
author: Kurt Vonnegut
name: Reed
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1968
rating: 4
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]]> 19351611 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:40:50 -0700 <![CDATA[Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Modern Japan]]> Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Modern Japan
author: Alex Kerr
name: Reed
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 19351602 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:40:34 -0700 <![CDATA[The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran]]> The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran
author: Robin Wright
name: Reed
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> 19351574 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:39:18 -0700 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch (P.S.)]]> The Autumn of the Patriarch (P.S.)
author: Gabriel García Márquez
name: Reed
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2007
rating: 2
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]]> 19351546 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:38:14 -0700 <![CDATA[The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House]]> The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House
author: Bob Woodward
name: Reed
average rating: 3.43
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 19351507 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:37:09 -0700 <![CDATA[All the President's Men]]> All the President's Men
author: Carl Bernstein
name: Reed
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1974
rating: 3
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]]> 19351499 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:36:37 -0700 <![CDATA['Tis]]> 'Tis
author: Frank McCourt
name: Reed
average rating: 3.44
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> 19351498 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:36:33 -0700 <![CDATA[Angela's Ashes]]> Angela's Ashes
author: Frank McCourt
name: Reed
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> 19351449 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:33:36 -0700 <![CDATA[A Density of Souls]]> A Density of Souls
author: Christopher Rice
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average rating: 3.75
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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One of the first gay themed books I ever read.
]]> 19351447 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:33:01 -0700 <![CDATA[Hannibal]]> Hannibal
author: Thomas Harris
name: Reed
average rating: 3.32
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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]]> 19351445 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:33:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Red Dragon]]> Red Dragon
author: Thomas Harris
name: Reed
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1981
rating: 5
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]]> 19351443 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:32:57 -0700 <![CDATA[The Silence of the Lambs]]> The Silence of the Lambs
author: Thomas Harris
name: Reed
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1988
rating: 5
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]]> 19351422 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:32:12 -0700 <![CDATA[Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past]]> Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past
author: Peter Balakian
name: Reed
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1998
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I had hoped for more of an historical overview of the Armenian genocide. While a perfectly good book, it deals as much with growing up as the son of immigrants to the US as it does with what I wanted to read.
]]> 19351409 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:29:28 -0700 <![CDATA[Not War But Murder: Cold Harbor 1864]]> Not War But Murder: Cold Harbor 1864
author: Ernest B. Furgurson
name: Reed
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> 19351406 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:29:13 -0700 <![CDATA[The Art of War]]> The Art of War
author: Sun Tzu
name: Reed
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> 19351404 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:29:02 -0700 <![CDATA[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]> For Whom the Bell Tolls
author: Ernest Hemingway
name: Reed
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1940
rating: 3
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]]> 19351184 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:28:36 -0700 <![CDATA[The Enemies List (O'Rourke, P. J.)]]> The Enemies List (O'Rourke, P. J.)
author: P.J. O'Rourke
name: Reed
average rating: 3.40
book published: 1996
rating: 2
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Snore.
]]> 19351392 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:28:18 -0700 <![CDATA[When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan]]> When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan
author: Peggy Noonan
name: Reed
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 19351387 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:28:04 -0700 <![CDATA[A Different Drummer: My Thirty Years with Ronald Reagan]]> A Different Drummer: My Thirty Years with Ronald Reagan
author: Michael K. Deaver
name: Reed
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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Of course Deaver is going to give Reagan glowing reviews but still a good read for anybody who loves the Gipper as much as I do.
]]> 19351349 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:25:08 -0700 <![CDATA[Catch-22]]> Catch-22
author: Joseph Heller
name: Reed
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1961
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There are no words in the King's English for how much I HATED THIS BOOK.
]]> 19351330 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:23:49 -0700 <![CDATA[A Separate Peace]]> A Separate Peace
author: John Knowles
name: Reed
average rating: 3.63
book published: 1959
rating: 2
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]]> 19351320 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:23:10 -0700 <![CDATA[King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa]]> King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
author: Adam Hochschild
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average rating: 4.21
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 19351301 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:22:59 -0700 <![CDATA[The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa]]> The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa
author: Bill Berkeley
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average rating: 4.00
book published: 2002
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A broad overview of various conflicts in Africa and how nations' leadership guides the wars.
]]> 19273361 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:20:11 -0700 <![CDATA[Slaughterhouse-Five]]> Slaughterhouse-Five
author: Kurt Vonnegut
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average rating: 4.14
book published: 1969
rating: 2
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The book is perfectly good until he goes into that space travel crap.
]]> 19351230 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:18:53 -0700 <![CDATA[The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966]]> The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966
author: Rick Atkinson
name: Reed
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> 19351222 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:18:33 -0700 <![CDATA[Survivor: A Novel]]> Survivor: A Novel
author: Chuck Palahniuk
name: Reed
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> 19351219 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:18:26 -0700 <![CDATA[Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History]]> Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
author: Art Spiegelman
name: Reed
average rating: 4.49
book published: 1986
rating: 4
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]]> 19351207 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:18:04 -0700 <![CDATA[Bad Bet on the Bayou: The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and the Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards]]> Bad Bet on the Bayou: The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and the Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards
author: Tyler Bridges
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average rating: 3.33
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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An unreal look at the corruption that is a way of life of politics in Louisiana.
]]> 19351139 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:14:45 -0700 <![CDATA[Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician]]> Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
author: Anthony Everitt
name: Reed
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> 19351130 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:14:28 -0700 <![CDATA[Shah of Shahs]]> Shah of Shahs
author: Ryszard Kapuściński
name: Reed
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1992
rating: 3
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]]> 19351129 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:14:27 -0700 <![CDATA[The Emperor]]> The Emperor
author: Ryszard Kapuściński
name: Reed
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1989
rating: 3
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]]> 19351128 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:14:26 -0700 <![CDATA[The Shadow of the Sun]]> The Shadow of the Sun
author: Ryszard Kapuściński
name: Reed
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> 19351107 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:13:42 -0700 <![CDATA[A Thief in the Night: Life and Death in the Vatican]]> A Thief in the Night: Life and Death in the Vatican
author: John Cornwell
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average rating: 4.25
book published: 2001
rating: 3
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]]> 19351104 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:13:35 -0700 <![CDATA[Hitler's Pope]]> Hitler's Pope
author: John Cornwell
name: Reed
average rating: 3.43
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> 19351059 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:13:12 -0700 <![CDATA[All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror]]> All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
author: Stephen Kinzer
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average rating: 4.17
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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While it gives an interesting historical outline of the events leading up to Operation Ajax, the author clearly has an agenda. He does not point out -- or at least glosses over -- the fact that Mossadegh was trampeling the Iranian constitution. Still a good read.
]]> 19351041 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:10:23 -0700 <![CDATA[Mountbatten: The Official Biography]]> Mountbatten: The Official Biography
author: Philip Ziegler
name: Reed
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> 19351009 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:09:03 -0700 <![CDATA[The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability]]> The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability
author: Peter Kornbluh
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average rating: 4.53
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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]]> 19350968 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:08:47 -0700 <![CDATA[Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power]]> Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power
author: Niall Ferguson
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average rating: 3.53
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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Ferguson does a great job of showing the ups and downs of British imperialism. He's very fair. Rule Britannia!
]]> 19350939 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:05:57 -0700 <![CDATA[American Rhapsody]]> American Rhapsody
author: Joe Eszterhas
name: Reed
average rating: 3.04
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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]]> 19350902 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:04:37 -0700 <![CDATA[Heroic Mexico: The Violent Emergence of a Modern Nation.]]> Heroic Mexico: The Violent Emergence of a Modern Nation.
author: William Weber Johnson
name: Reed
average rating: 5.00
book published: 1973
rating: 5
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]]> 19350892 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:04:17 -0700 <![CDATA[Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus]]> Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus
author: Rick Perlstein
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average rating: 4.54
book published: 2002
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Loved this book. It gives a totally different perspective as to what "conservative" means.
]]> 19273605 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:15:15 -0700 <![CDATA[Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People]]> Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People
author: P.J. O'Rourke
name: Reed
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1990
rating: 5
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]]> 19273602 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:15:03 -0700 <![CDATA[All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty (O'Rourke, P. J.)]]> All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty (O'Rourke, P. J.)
author: P.J. O'Rourke
name: Reed
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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]]> 19273595 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:14:38 -0700 <![CDATA[Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government]]> Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government
author: P.J. O'Rourke
name: Reed
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> 19273593 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:14:31 -0700 <![CDATA[The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig (O'Rourke, P. J.)]]> The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig (O'Rourke, P. J.)
author: P.J. O'Rourke
name: Reed
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> 19273589 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:14:25 -0700 <![CDATA[Republican Party Reptile: The Confessions, Adventures, Essays, and (Other) Outrages of...]]> Republican Party Reptile: The Confessions, Adventures, Essays, and (Other) Outrages of...
author: P.J. O'Rourke
name: Reed
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1995
rating: 5
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]]> 19273587 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:14:20 -0700 <![CDATA[Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer]]> Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer
author: P.J. O'Rourke
name: Reed
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> 19273586 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:14:17 -0700 <![CDATA[Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut]]> Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut
author: P.J. O'Rourke
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average rating: 3.55
book published: 1996
rating: 4
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]]> 19273585 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:14:15 -0700 <![CDATA[Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics]]> Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics
author: P.J. O'Rourke
name: Reed
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> 19273519 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:08:25 -0700 <![CDATA[The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation]]> The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
author: Mark Kurlansky
name: Reed
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> 19273506 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:07:19 -0700 <![CDATA[First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power]]> First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power
author: Warren Zimmermann
name: Reed
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 19273503 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:06:53 -0700 <![CDATA[The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time]]> The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time
author: Hunter S. Thompson
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average rating: 3.98
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> 19273497 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:06:34 -0700 <![CDATA[Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72]]> Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
author: Hunter S. Thompson
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average rating: 4.05
book published: 1972
rating: 4
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]]> 19273493 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:06:20 -0700 <![CDATA[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream]]> Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
author: Hunter S. Thompson
name: Reed
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1971
rating: 5
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]]> 19273481 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:05:21 -0700 <![CDATA[I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell]]> I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
author: Tucker Max
name: Reed
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> 19273476 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:04:27 -0700 <![CDATA[Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America]]> Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America
author: Christopher J Matthews
name: Reed
average rating: 3.66
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> 19273471 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:04:07 -0700 <![CDATA[The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag]]> The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag
author: Kang Chol-Hwan
name: Reed
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> 19273469 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:03:48 -0700 <![CDATA[Every Man a King: The Autobiography of Huey P. Long]]>