Nicoya's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/review/list_rss/627312 en-US Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:22:38 -0800 60 Nicoya's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/ 200 41 http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_logo.gif 16862197 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:22:38 -0800 <![CDATA[Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir]]> Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir
author: Franz Wisner
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> 11005506 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:21:55 -0800 <![CDATA[Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking]]> Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
author: Malcolm Gladwell
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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A good writer can write about anything and make it interesting. Although I've not read anything by Malcolm Gladwell that didn't cover a topic I wasn't already interested in, I think he could write captivatingly about paint drying. In this case, he's chosen a subject of keen interest to most of us, which is how our brains make decisions, often without our conscious involvement. A quick, engrossing read.
]]> 9263610 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:26:26 -0800 <![CDATA[When Jesus Became God: The Struggle to Define Christianity during the Last Days of Rome]]> When Jesus Became God: The Struggle to Define Christianity during the Last Days of Rome
author: Richard E. Rubenstein
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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This book is a good entry to some of the political and cultural context of the development of the "Nicene" and "Arian" theology of God and Jesus. The author does a good job balancing complex theological discussions with lively descriptions of the political intrigue and violence that accompanied their debate. It is not uncommon for a discussion of the finer connotations of certain Greeks words and how they were interpreted by clergy at the time to veer rapidly to a vivid recount of a bishop's failed escape from city mobs rioting over those same interpretations. An entertaining and informative read if you already have some interest in the topic.
]]> 9263833 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:46:14 -0800 <![CDATA[The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living]]> The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living
author: Dalai Lama XIV
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> 9263810 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:44:51 -0800 <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)]]> Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> 9263809 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:44:50 -0800 <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)]]> Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.34
book published: 1999
rating: 3
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]]> 9263807 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:44:45 -0800 <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)]]> Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> 9263806 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:44:42 -0800 <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)]]> Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> 9263803 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:44:36 -0800 <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)]]> Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> 9263801 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:44:32 -0800 <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)]]> Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 9263800 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:44:29 -0800 <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)]]> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> 9263777 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:42:20 -0800 <![CDATA[The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 3)]]> The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 3)
author: Ursula K. Le Guin
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> 9263776 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:42:15 -0800 <![CDATA[Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 4)]]> Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 4)
author: Ursula K. Le Guin
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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]]> 9263774 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:42:13 -0800 <![CDATA[The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2)]]> The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2)
author: Ursula K. Le Guin
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> 9263773 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:42:06 -0800 <![CDATA[A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)]]> A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)
author: Ursula K. Le Guin
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1968
rating: 5
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]]> 9263674 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:33:41 -0800 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> Interpreter of Maladies
author: Jhumpa Lahiri
name: Nicoya
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> 9263673 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:33:24 -0800 <![CDATA[The Namesake]]> The Namesake
author: Jhumpa Lahiri
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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]]> 9263665 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:32:52 -0800 <![CDATA[Portuguese Irregular Verbs]]> Portuguese Irregular Verbs
author: Alexander McCall Smith
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2006
rating: 2
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]]> 9263658 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:32:43 -0800 <![CDATA[The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 8)]]> The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 8)
author: Alexander McCall Smith
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> 9263654 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:32:33 -0800 <![CDATA[Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 7)]]> Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 7)
author: Alexander McCall Smith
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> 9263650 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:32:20 -0800 <![CDATA[In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 6)]]> In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 6)
author: Alexander McCall Smith
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> 9263645 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:32:09 -0800 <![CDATA[The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 4)]]> The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 4)
author: Alexander McCall Smith
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> 9263643 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:32:03 -0800 <![CDATA[Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 3)]]> Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 3)
author: Alexander McCall Smith
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 9263641 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:31:54 -0800 <![CDATA[Tears of the Giraffe (No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 2)]]> Tears of the Giraffe (No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 2)
author: Alexander McCall Smith
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> 9263638 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:31:48 -0800 <![CDATA[The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency ]]> The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
author: Alexander McCall Smith
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> 9263637 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:31:42 -0800 <![CDATA[The Full Cupboard of Life (No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 5)]]> The Full Cupboard of Life (No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Book 5)
author: Alexander McCall Smith
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> 9263627 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:30:56 -0800 <![CDATA[Gilead: A Novel]]> Gilead: A Novel
author: Marilynne Robinson
name: Nicoya
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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