Tynan's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/review/list_rss/693118 en-US Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:27:48 -0700 60 Tynan's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/ 200 41 http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_logo.gif 12855784 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:27:48 -0700 <![CDATA[Beowulf: A New Verse Translation]]> Beowulf: A New Verse Translation
author: Anonymous
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.57
book published: 1957
rating: 3
read at: 04/08
date added: 04/16/08
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]]> 16645367 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:40:36 -0700 <![CDATA[The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones]]> The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
author: Anthony Bourdain
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 03/08
date added: 03/31/08
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]]> 13086276 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:00:55 -0800 <![CDATA[On the Road]]> On the Road
author: Jack Kerouac
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1957
rating: 4
read at: 02/08
date added: 02/27/08
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This book will inspire those that want to walk a different path than laid out as "succuess" in our society. One can't help but feel that Sal's is conflicted.. as he follows his destructive friend through allurring journies of debauchery and abandonment. That conflict become apparent in the end as Sal matures into a conformist. He has shed his youth and is moving into a different direction. And yet, we feel his pain. The desire to shed it all, and move freely in a world and experience those close to the earth and with little possessions.
]]> 15815103 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:17:14 -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: Tynan
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> 15815102 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:17:13 -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: Tynan
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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]]> 15815098 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:17:09 -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: Tynan
average rating: 4.34
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> 15815093 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:17:04 -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: Tynan
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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date added: 02/19/08
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]]> 15815012 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:16:11 -0800 <![CDATA[Where the Sidewalk Ends]]> Where the Sidewalk Ends
author: Shel Silverstein
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.37
book published: 1974
rating: 5
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]]> 15814940 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:15:25 -0800 <![CDATA[The History of Love: A Novel]]> The History of Love: A Novel
author: Nicole Krauss
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> 15814913 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:15:09 -0800 <![CDATA[Equus]]> Equus
author: Peter Shaffer
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1973
rating: 5
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]]> 15814907 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:15:07 -0800 <![CDATA[Antigone (Dover Thrift Editions)]]> Antigone (Dover Thrift Editions)
author: Sophocles
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.61
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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]]> 15814827 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:14:20 -0800 <![CDATA[Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close]]> Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
author: Jonathan Safran Foer
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> 15814484 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:10:56 -0800 <![CDATA[Life of Pi: Student Edition]]> Life of Pi: Student Edition
author: Yann Martel
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2001
rating: 3
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]]> 15814449 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:10:41 -0800 <![CDATA[Empire Falls]]> Empire Falls
author: Richard Russo
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2001
rating: 1
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]]> 15814407 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:10:22 -0800 <![CDATA[Bel Canto]]> Bel Canto
author: Ann Patchett
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> 14167177 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:07:42 -0800 <![CDATA[The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town]]>
This is Grisham's foray into non-fiction. I was intrigued for a while, but I found it hard to connect with the main figure, Ron Williamson. His inability to cope in society and frequent decline made it hard to understand some of Grishams narrative. How can I care about someone's desire to be free when they were disrespectful to society when they had their freedom. And you know they are just going to return to the same patterns once they are free.

Dennis Fritz on the other hand is a much more compelling figure. And yet, we only get a glimpse into this world. He actually does something with his life and is trying to work and make a living. And continues to be noble in his pursuits aferwards. Perhaps his storyline is too often told in movies.

I felt that Grisham had too much information and a deadline and finally just told a story. It will make you think about our system and the corruption that exists. But it lacks the poignance and thought that should develop from this story.


]]> The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
author: John Grisham
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2006
rating: 1
read at: 02/08
date added: 02/19/08
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Received this as a gift for christmas. Listening in the car.

This is Grisham's foray into non-fiction. I was intrigued for a while, but I found it hard to connect with the main figure, Ron Williamson. His inability to cope in society and frequent decline made it hard to understand some of Grishams narrative. How can I care about someone's desire to be free when they were disrespectful to society when they had their freedom. And you know they are just going to return to the same patterns once they are free.

Dennis Fritz on the other hand is a much more compelling figure. And yet, we only get a glimpse into this world. He actually does something with his life and is trying to work and make a living. And continues to be noble in his pursuits aferwards. Perhaps his storyline is too often told in movies.

I felt that Grisham had too much information and a deadline and finally just told a story. It will make you think about our system and the corruption that exists. But it lacks the poignance and thought that should develop from this story.



]]> 11982296 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:21:26 -0800 <![CDATA[Freakonomics Rev Ed: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything]]> Freakonomics Rev Ed: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
author: Steven D. Levitt
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2006
rating: 3
read at: 12/07
date added: 01/30/08
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Interesting analysis of information. But some of the examples appear more anecdotal than research.
]]> 13544787 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:24:27 -0800 <![CDATA[Identity: A Novel]]>
Still, I have admit it gets you thinking. And his style is always wonderful, even when it's not his best.]]> Identity: A Novel
author: Milan Kundera
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.53
book published: 1998
rating: 3
read at: 01/08
date added: 01/28/08
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As usual, Kundera takes as through a philosophical journey involving two people in a relationship. It reads like a short story/play. And not typical Kundera, it's mechanisms are very apparent.

Still, I have admit it gets you thinking. And his style is always wonderful, even when it's not his best.
]]> 13544210 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:22:10 -0800 <![CDATA[When the Snow Melts: The Autobiography of Cubby Broccoli]]>
I was fortunate enough to type up the initial manuscript. And I feel the same way now, as I did then. The story of his life is absolutely fascinating. He ended up spanning some of the best times in Hollywood and was in contact with some of the most powerful people in the world. At yet, I wanted more. I wanted to know how he got to know more of them. How he dealt with the issues. And less about "setting the record straight" which was so important 17 years ago, but not so important now.

If you are a Bond fan, or a movie buff, you try to should read it. ]]> When the Snow Melts: The Autobiography of Cubby Broccoli
author: Cubby Broccoli
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.33
book published: 1998
rating: 3
read at: 01/08
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I was lucky to have worked for Cubby Broccoli during the filming of License to Kill. The book is all Cubby. Simple, direct, and always caring about his friends, family and working relationships.

I was fortunate enough to type up the initial manuscript. And I feel the same way now, as I did then. The story of his life is absolutely fascinating. He ended up spanning some of the best times in Hollywood and was in contact with some of the most powerful people in the world. At yet, I wanted more. I wanted to know how he got to know more of them. How he dealt with the issues. And less about "setting the record straight" which was so important 17 years ago, but not so important now.

If you are a Bond fan, or a movie buff, you try to should read it.
]]> 13082658 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:28:48 -0800 <![CDATA[1776]]> 1776
author: David McCullough
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/25/08
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]]> 13112750 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:05:48 -0800 <![CDATA[The Chosen]]> The Chosen
author: Chaim Potok
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1967
rating: 4
read at: 01/07
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 12855623 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:04:08 -0800 <![CDATA[The Catcher in the Rye]]> The Catcher in the Rye
author: J.D. Salinger
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1951
rating: 3
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13083459 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:24:02 -0800 <![CDATA[Jack: Straight from the Gut]]> Jack: Straight from the Gut
author: Jack Welch
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2005
rating: 2
read at: 01/04
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 12855834 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:23:15 -0800 <![CDATA[The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference]]> The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
author: Malcolm Gladwell
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 01/04
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 12855596 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:23:05 -0800 <![CDATA[The Kite Runner]]> The Kite Runner
author: Khaled Hosseini
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13082394 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:22:54 -0800 <![CDATA[Adams Vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 (Pivotal Moments in American History)]]> Adams Vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 (Pivotal Moments in American History)
author: John Ferling
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13085892 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:22:36 -0800 <![CDATA[What Should I Do with My Life?]]> What Should I Do with My Life?
author: Po Bronson
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2002
rating: 3
read at: 01/04
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13083132 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:22:22 -0800 <![CDATA[Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Novel]]> Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Novel
author: Sijie Dai
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 01/05
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13086964 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:22:09 -0800 <![CDATA[Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun]]> Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun
author: Wess Roberts
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.47
book published: 1990
rating: 3
read at: 01/98
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13084350 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:21:55 -0800 <![CDATA[The Last Samurai]]> The Last Samurai
author: Helen DeWitt
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2001
rating: 5
read at: 01/03
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13082774 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:21:40 -0800 <![CDATA[Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles]]> Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles
author: Jonathan Gold
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2000
rating: 3
read at: 01/07
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13082800 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:21:29 -0800 <![CDATA[Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer & Acheiving Your Ideal Weight]]> Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer & Acheiving Your Ideal Weight
author: Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.28
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 01/07
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 12855674 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:21:06 -0800 <![CDATA[Middlesex]]> Middlesex
author: Jeffrey Eugenides
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 01/04
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 12855725 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:20:52 -0800 <![CDATA[Brave New World]]> Brave New World
author: Aldous Huxley
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1932
rating: 2
read at: 01/07
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 10584504 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:20:34 -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: Tynan
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1997
rating: 5
read at: 01/04
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13083110 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:58:58 -0800 <![CDATA[The Man in the High Castle]]> The Man in the High Castle
author: Philip K. Dick
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1962
rating: 2
read at: 01/03
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13085854 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:58:49 -0800 <![CDATA[On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town]]> On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town
author: Susan Herrmann Loomis
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13085780 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:58:38 -0800 <![CDATA[Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength]]> Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength
author: Bill Phillips
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.79
book published: 1999
rating: 3
read at: 01/04
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13082933 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:58:24 -0800 <![CDATA[The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay]]> The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
author: Michael Chabon
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2000
rating: 4
read at: 01/04
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13083675 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:58:13 -0800 <![CDATA[John Adams]]> John Adams
author: David McCullough
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2001
rating: 5
read at: 01/05
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13083779 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:58:00 -0800 <![CDATA[The Plot Against America]]> The Plot Against America
author: Philip Roth
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2004
rating: 2
read at: 01/05
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13083011 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:57:50 -0800 <![CDATA[A cook's tour: In search of the perfect meal]]> A cook's tour: In search of the perfect meal
author: Anthony Bourdain
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13082750 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:57:36 -0800 <![CDATA[Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine]]> Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine
author: George M. Taber
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13085821 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:57:24 -0800 <![CDATA[A Year in Provence]]> A Year in Provence
author: Peter Mayle
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1991
rating: 5
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 11982694 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:57:12 -0800 <![CDATA[How Soccer Explains the World]]> How Soccer Explains the World
author: Franklin Foer
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 01/07
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13082969 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:57:01 -0800 <![CDATA[The Corrections]]> The Corrections
author: Jonathan Franzen
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2001
rating: 5
read at: 01/04
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13083736 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:56:45 -0800 <![CDATA[Tom Stoppard: Plays 5 : Arcadia, The Real Thing, Night & Day, Indian Ink, Hapgood]]> Tom Stoppard: Plays 5 : Arcadia, The Real Thing, Night & Day, Indian Ink, Hapgood
author: Tom Stoppard
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 01/05
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13082440 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:56:30 -0800 <![CDATA[Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation]]> Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
author: Joseph J. Ellis
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 01/04
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13082676 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:56:20 -0800 <![CDATA[Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England]]> Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England
author: Juliet Barker
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 12855582 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:55:55 -0800 <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)]]> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 01/07
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13083399 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:55:36 -0800 <![CDATA[The Unbearable Lightness of Being]]> The Unbearable Lightness of Being
author: Milan Kundera
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1982
rating: 5
read at: 01/04
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 10584653 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:54:59 -0800 <![CDATA[The Joy of Music Leonard Bernstein]]> The Joy of Music Leonard Bernstein
author: Leonard Bernstein
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 01/08
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13081312 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:54:06 -0800 <![CDATA['Tis]]> 'Tis
author: Frank McCourt
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.43
book published: 1999
rating: 3
read at: 01/05
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13086907 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:50:57 -0800 <![CDATA[1984]]> 1984
author: George Orwell
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1949
rating: 2
read at: 04/07
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13086867 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:50:25 -0800 <![CDATA[Under the Tuscan Sun]]> Under the Tuscan Sun
author: Frances Mayes
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.51
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> 13086134 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:43:29 -0800 <![CDATA[The Big Picture: Who Killed Hollywood? and Other Essays]]> The Big Picture: Who Killed Hollywood? and Other Essays
author: William Goldman
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.43
book published: 2001
rating: 3
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]]> 13084570 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:28:09 -0800 <![CDATA[Lincon]]> Lincon
author: Nathaniel Wright Stephenson
name: Tynan
average rating: 2.00
book published: 1922
rating: 2
read at: 01/05
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13084199 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:23:36 -0800 <![CDATA[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People]]> The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
author: Stephen R. Covey
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1990
rating: 3
read at: 01/97
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13084145 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:23:03 -0800 <![CDATA[Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre]]> Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
author: Keith Johnstone
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1987
rating: 5
read at: 01/91
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13084086 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:22:28 -0800 <![CDATA[Donald Duk]]> Donald Duk
author: Frank Chin
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.07
book published: 1991
rating: 5
read at: 01/93
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13084020 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:21:16 -0800 <![CDATA[His Excellency: George Washington]]> His Excellency: George Washington
author: Joseph J. Ellis
name: Tynan
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2004
rating: 5
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 13083967 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:20:42 -0800 <![CDATA[Rabbit, Run]]> Rabbit, Run
author: John Updike
name: Tynan
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1996
rating: 4
read at: 01/06
date added: 01/21/08
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]]> 12855687 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:13:22 -0800 <![CDATA[The Da Vinci Code]]>