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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1067.1776">1776 (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/693.David_McCullough">David McCullough</a>]]></action_text>
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213392.Washington_Schlepped_Here_Walking_in_the_Nation_s_Capital">Washington Schlepped Here: Walking in the Nation's Capital (Crown Journeys)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16903.Christopher_Buckley">Christopher Buckley</a>]]></action_text>
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          <body><![CDATA[As anyone who knows me knows I love Christopher Buckley. He's one of my favorite authors, hands down.<br/><br/>This book, I picked up without knowing what the heck it was about, just because I'll read anything the man puts out.  (He's a political satirist and novelist who used to be a speechwriter...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/As%20anyone%20who%20knows%20me%20knows%20I%20love%20Christopher%20Buckley.%20He's%20one%20of%20my%20favorite%20authors,%20hands%20down.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20book,%20I%20picked%20up%20without%20knowing%20what%20the%20heck%20it%20was%20about,%20just%20because%20I'll%20read%20anything%20the%20man%20puts%20out.%20%20(He's%20a%20political%20satirist%20and%20novelist%20who%20used%20to%20be%20a%20speechwriter%20for%20Former%20President%20Bush%20Senior.%20%20He's%20also%20the%20author%20of%20%22Thank%20You%20for%20Smoking%22,%20which%20was%20made%20into%20a%20movie.)%0D%0A%0D%0AImagine%20my%20surprise%20when%20I%20found%20out%20this%20wasn't%20a%20novel.%20%20It%20was%20a%20%22walking%20tour%22%20of%20Washington%20DC.%20Well,%20it's%20more%20like%20an%20ode%20or%20a%20love%20letter%20to%20the%20city%20that,%20as%20stated%20in%20his%20About%20the%20Author%20page:%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Christopher%20Buckley%20moved%20to%20Washington%20DC%20in%201981,%20intending%20to%20remain%20there%20for%20one%20year.%20%20He%20is%20still%20there.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AGranted,%20there%20are%20a%20few%20times%20where%20his%20ego%20seeps%20through,%20but%20I%20think%20it's%20excusable%20when%20you're%20Christopher%20Buckley.%20%20Growing%20up%20in%20and%20around%20DC,%20I%20still%20had%20a%20lot%20to%20learn%20about%20the%20city,%20apparently.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0AIt's%20a%20really%20fun%20intelligent%20quick%20read%20that%20has%20really%20good%20pacing,%20if%20you're%20interested%20in%20history.%20%20Even%20if%20you%20aren't,%20some%20of%20the%20tidbits%20he%20shares%20are%20just%20THAT%20interesting.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20cannot%20tell%20a%20lie,%20there%20was%20also%20a%20portion%20where%20I%20shed%20a%20tear%20or%20three.%0D%0A%0D%0AOverall,%20I%20would%20say%205%20out%20of%205.%20It%20won't%20change%20your%20life,%20but%20it's%20a%20really%20wonderful%20book.%20For%20a%20city%20that%20so%20many%20tout%20as%20transient%20and%20%22not%20a%20real%20city%22,%20this%20book%20shows%20why%20Washington%20DC%20is%20so%20special...%20in%20the%20good%20way%20and%20the%20short%20bus%20way.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20lucked%20out%20in%20finding%20this%20treasure.%20%20I%20should%20randomly%20pick%20up%20books%20more%20often.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/310767.The_Haldeman_Diaries">The Haldeman Diaries (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/179050.H_R_Haldeman">H.R. Haldeman</a>]]></action_text>
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3359684.Bob_Schieffer_s_America">Bob Schieffer's America (Audio CD)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3552.Bob_Schieffer">Bob Schieffer</a>]]></action_text>
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22206.Lullaby">Lullaby (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2546.Chuck_Palahniuk">Chuck Palahniuk</a>]]></action_text>
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          <body><![CDATA[Interesting concept and story. Once again Mr. Palahniuk revels in what makes humans grotesque. Good, but at times gross.]]></body>
        
    
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