Melanie's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/review/list_rss/1137757 en-US Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:19:15 -0700 60 Melanie's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/ 200 41 http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_logo.gif 30509224 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:19:15 -0700 <![CDATA[Are You There God? It's Me Margaret]]> Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
author: Judy Blume
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1970
rating: 3
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]]> 30509017 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:16:19 -0700 <![CDATA[A Confederacy of Dunces]]> A Confederacy of Dunces
author: John Kennedy Toole
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1980
rating: 5
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]]> 30508745 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:12:45 -0700 <![CDATA[Rich Dad, Poor Dad]]> Rich Dad, Poor Dad
author: Robert T. Kiyosaki
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.66
book published: 1997
rating: 1
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]]> 30508699 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:12:24 -0700 <![CDATA[The Secret]]> The Secret
author: Rhonda Byrne
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.41
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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there is a reason this gets no stars....
]]> 30508605 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:10:48 -0700 <![CDATA[The Clan of the Cave Bear]]> The Clan of the Cave Bear
author: Jean M. Auel
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1980
rating: 4
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]]> 30508490 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:09:38 -0700 <![CDATA[My Antonia]]> My Antonia
author: Willa Cather
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.78
book published: 1918
rating: 4
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]]> 30508457 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:09:19 -0700 <![CDATA[Red Dragon]]> Red Dragon
author: Thomas Harris
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1981
rating: 3
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]]> 30508343 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:08:00 -0700 <![CDATA[The Da Vinci Code]]> The Da Vinci Code
author: Dan Brown
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2003
rating: 0
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]]> 30508288 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:07:07 -0700 <![CDATA[Ana Karenina I/Anna Karenina I]]> Ana Karenina I/Anna Karenina I
author: Leo Tolstoy
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1876
rating: 5
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]]> 30508145 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:05:40 -0700 <![CDATA[Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, Book 1)]]> Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, Book 1)
author: Anne McCaffrey
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1968
rating: 2
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]]> 30508094 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:05:00 -0700 <![CDATA[The Crystal Cave (The Arthurian Saga, Book 1)]]> The Crystal Cave (The Arthurian Saga, Book 1)
author: Mary Stewart
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1970
rating: 3
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]]> 30508075 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:04:48 -0700 <![CDATA[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]> A Midsummer Night's Dream
author: William Shakespeare
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.94
book published: 1600
rating: 5
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]]> 30508055 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:04:34 -0700 <![CDATA[Peter Pan (100th Anniversary Edition)]]> Peter Pan (100th Anniversary Edition)
author: J. M. Barrie
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1911
rating: 4
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]]> 30507964 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:03:26 -0700 <![CDATA[The Circus of Dr. Lao (Bison Frontiers of Imagination Series)]]> The Circus of Dr. Lao (Bison Frontiers of Imagination Series)
author: Charles G. Finney
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1983
rating: 4
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]]> 30507901 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:02:30 -0700 <![CDATA[The Mists of Avalon]]> The Mists of Avalon
author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1982
rating: 4
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]]> 30507822 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:01:07 -0700 <![CDATA[The White Plague]]> The White Plague
author: Frank Herbert
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1983
rating: 3
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]]> 30507806 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:00:57 -0700 <![CDATA[The Andromeda Strain]]> The Andromeda Strain
author: Michael Crichton
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> 21671154 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:45:43 -0700 <![CDATA[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time ]]> The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
author: Mark Haddon
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2003
rating: 2
read at: 08/08
date added: 08/18/08
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]]> 30090196 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:18:59 -0700 <![CDATA[A Separate Peace]]> A Separate Peace
author: John Knowles
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.63
book published: 1959
rating: 4
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]]> 30089607 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:14:04 -0700 <![CDATA[The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great & Small (Paperback))]]> The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great & Small (Paperback))
author: James Herriot
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.36
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> 30089490 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:13:23 -0700 <![CDATA[The Horse Whisperer]]> The Horse Whisperer
author: Nicholas Evans
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.58
book published: 1996
rating: 1
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shelves: fiction
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ho hum
]]> 30089463 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:12:51 -0700 <![CDATA[Misty of Chincoteague]]> Misty of Chincoteague
author: Marguerite Henry
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> 30089446 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:12:40 -0700 <![CDATA[My Friend Flicka]]> My Friend Flicka
author: Mary O'Hara
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1941
rating: 3
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]]> 30089425 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:12:29 -0700 <![CDATA[The Cat in the Hat]]> The Cat in the Hat
author: Dr. Seuss
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1957
rating: 5
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]]> 30089412 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:12:22 -0700 <![CDATA[The Story of Ferdinand]]> The Story of Ferdinand
author: Munro Leaf
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.52
book published: 1936
rating: 5
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]]> 30089373 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:11:59 -0700 <![CDATA[Black Beauty]]> Black Beauty
author: Anna Sewell
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1907
rating: 4
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]]> 30089298 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:11:23 -0700 <![CDATA[The Black Stallion]]> The Black Stallion
author: Walter Farley
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1941
rating: 4
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]]> 30089236 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:10:58 -0700 <![CDATA[Stormy, Misty's Foal]]> Stormy, Misty's Foal
author: Marguerite Henry
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> 30089152 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:10:22 -0700 <![CDATA[Rosemary's Baby]]> Rosemary's Baby
author: Ira Levin
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1997
rating: 2
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shelves: fiction, horror
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]]> 30088899 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:08:16 -0700 <![CDATA[Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West]]> Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
author: Dee Brown
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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]]> 30088830 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:07:38 -0700 <![CDATA[All the President's Men]]> All the President's Men
author: Carl Bernstein
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1974
rating: 4
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]]> 30088743 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:06:49 -0700 <![CDATA[I Will Fight No More Forever: Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War]]> I Will Fight No More Forever: Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War
author: Merrill D. Beal
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1966
rating: 5
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]]> 30088399 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:03:26 -0700 <![CDATA[Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders]]> Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
author: Vincent Bugliosi
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1976
rating: 5
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]]> 30088342 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:02:50 -0700 <![CDATA[Tales of the City]]> Tales of the City
author: Armistead Maupin
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 30088317 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:02:32 -0700 <![CDATA[Babycakes (Tales of the City)]]> Babycakes (Tales of the City)
author: Armistead Maupin
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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]]> 30088303 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:02:21 -0700 <![CDATA[More Tales of the City]]> More Tales of the City
author: Armistead Maupin
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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]]> 30088282 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:02:08 -0700 <![CDATA[Further Tales of the City]]> Further Tales of the City
author: Armistead Maupin
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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]]> 30088223 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:01:31 -0700 <![CDATA[The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (A Touchstone Book)]]> The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (A Touchstone Book)
author: Carlos Castaneda
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1968
rating: 1
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]]> 30088201 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:01:18 -0700 <![CDATA[The Drifters]]> The Drifters
author: James A. Michener
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1971
rating: 1
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]]> 30088098 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:00:17 -0700 <![CDATA[Trout Fishing in America]]> Trout Fishing in America
author: Richard Brautigan
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> 30088103 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:00:10 -0700 <![CDATA[Jonathan Livingston Seagull]]> Jonathan Livingston Seagull
author: Richard Bach
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.72
book published: 0
rating: 1
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]]> 30088061 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:59:28 -0700 <![CDATA[A Separate Reality]]> A Separate Reality
author: Carlos Castaneda
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1991
rating: 1
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]]> 30088047 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:59:14 -0700 <![CDATA[Way of Zen (Pelican Books)]]> Way of Zen (Pelican Books)
author: Alan Watts
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.71
book published: 1970
rating: 0
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shelves: philosophy
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]]> 30079132 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:26:20 -0700 <![CDATA[The Cook]]> The Cook
author: Harry Kressing
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.25
book published: 1984
rating: 2
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date added: 08/13/08
shelves: fiction, mystery-thriller
review:
when i read this, i was told it was a great book. it had almost a mystical quality to it for the man who recommended it to me...he probably still has it on some hallowed shelf somewhere...
]]> 22119517 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:36:23 -0700 <![CDATA[The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)]]> The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)
author: Neal Stephenson
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1995
rating: 3
read at: 08/08
date added: 08/13/08
shelves: scifi-fantasy
review:
just okay. good pulp fiction. looking forward to reading more from this author, good escapist reading.
]]> 21557677 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:35:06 -0700 <![CDATA[All the Names]]> All the Names
author: José Saramago
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1997
rating: 2
read at: 08/08
date added: 08/13/08
shelves: fiction
review:
not the greatest read. like Gospel better. looking forward to Blindness and hoping for the best.
]]> 28929334 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:01:23 -0700 <![CDATA[A Burnt-Out Case]]> A Burnt-Out Case
author: Graham Greene
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1970
rating: 4
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date added: 07/31/08
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]]> 27915778 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:57:30 -0700 <![CDATA[The Third Policeman]]> The Third Policeman
author: Flann O'Brien
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1967
rating: 5
read at: 07/08
date added: 07/31/08
shelves: horror, mystery-thriller, scifi-fantasy
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]]> 21557684 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:11:20 -0700 <![CDATA[The Gospel According to Jesus Christ]]> The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
author: José Saramago
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1998
rating: 4
read at: 07/08
date added: 07/21/08
shelves: history-historical-fiction
review:
Enjoyed the book, narrative voice not to my liking but good story. I didn't want to be intimidated into giving this five stars because saramago is a nobel prize winning author. I'm definately not offended by his take on the gospels, and i was entertained by his take on it, but i'm not overwhelmed by saramago's storytelling. After i think about this for some time, i may change my mind. I would give it 3.5 stars if possible, but he gets the benefit of my inability to do so....
]]> 21556527 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:42:55 -0700 <![CDATA[Robots and Empire (Elijah Baley, Book 4)]]> Robots and Empire (Elijah Baley, Book 4)
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1985
rating: 3
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]]> 27587857 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:00:57 -0700 <![CDATA[The Second Sex]]> The Second Sex
author: Simone de Beauvoir
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1989
rating: 5
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date added: 07/17/08
shelves: non-fiction
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]]> 26580983 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:58:21 -0700 <![CDATA[The Stepford Wives]]> The Stepford Wives
author: Ira Levin
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.47
book published: 1991
rating: 4
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date added: 07/07/08
shelves: fiction, politics-current-affairs, scifi-fantasy
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]]> 26580919 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:57:34 -0700 <![CDATA[Boys from Brazil]]> Boys from Brazil
author: Ira Levin
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.35
book published: 1977
rating: 2
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date added: 07/07/08
shelves: fiction
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]]> 26291563 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:44:22 -0700 <![CDATA[The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy]]> The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy
author: Howard Zinn
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.18
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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date added: 07/04/08
shelves: non-fiction, philosophy, politics-current-affairs
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]]> 26291413 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:42:24 -0700 <![CDATA[9-11]]> 9-11
author: Noam Chomsky
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2001
rating: 3
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date added: 07/04/08
shelves: non-fiction, politics-current-affairs
review:

]]> 26174471 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:43:37 -0700 <![CDATA[Women Who Run with the Wolves]]>
Avoid it folks... not a worthwhile read]]> Women Who Run with the Wolves
author: Clarissa Pinkola Estes
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1996
rating: 1
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date added: 07/02/08
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I have to agree with Laura on this one, insider stuff aside. This book WAS popular when it came out, i bought it, i read it... and was underwhelmed...

Avoid it folks... not a worthwhile read
]]> 25799414 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:48:22 -0700 <![CDATA[The Wind in the Willows ]]> The Wind in the Willows
author: Kenneth Grahame
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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date added: 06/28/08
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]]> 25799402 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:48:06 -0700 <![CDATA[Flowers for Algernon]]> Flowers for Algernon
author: Daniel Keyes
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1966
rating: 5
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date added: 06/28/08
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]]> 25798743 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:40:15 -0700 <![CDATA[Bored of the Rings: A Parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings]]> Bored of the Rings: A Parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
author: Harvard Lampoon
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.39
book published: 1993
rating: 5
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date added: 06/28/08
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]]> 25366700 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:35:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Tobacco Road]]> Tobacco Road
author: Erskine Caldwell
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.56
book published: 1995
rating: 3
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date added: 06/24/08
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]]> 24850674 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:41:10 -0700 <![CDATA[The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)]]> The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)
author: Mark Twain
name: Melanie
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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date added: 06/18/08
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]]> 24850640 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:40:46 -0700 <![CDATA[The Prince and the Pauper]]> The Prince and the Pauper
author: Mark Twain
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1881
rating: 5
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]]> 24850632 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:40:41 -0700 <![CDATA[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics)]]> The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics)
author: Mark Twain
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.79
book published: 1876
rating: 5
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date added: 06/18/08
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]]> 24850623 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:40:37 -0700 <![CDATA[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]> The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
author: Mark Twain
name: Melanie
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1884
rating: 5
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date added: 06/18/08
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]]> 24762918 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:22:10 -0700 <![CDATA[Wickford Point]]>