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08/29
Leonora
is currently reading:
Das Nibelungenlied: Song of the Nibelungs (Hardcover) by Burton Raffel bookshelves: currently-reading |
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The Trojan War: A New History (Hardcover) by Barry Strauss bookshelves: greece, history |
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read in August, 2008
Leonora said:
"Uses the Iliad and Epic Cycle in conjunction with archaeological information to tell the story of the Trojan war.
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Playing America's Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line (American Crossroads) by Adrian, Jr. Burgos bookshelves: to-read |
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Dashiell Hammett : Complete Novels : Red Harvest / The Dain Curse / The Maltese Falcon / The Glass Key / The Thin Man (Library of America) by Dashiell Hammett bookshelves: crime, fiction |
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Life of st Francis of Assisi (Paperback) by Saint, Cardinal Bonaventure bookshelves: biography |
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recommended for: people who love st francis
read in July, 2008
Leonora said:
"This book is a relic and not for everyone, but it is a work of love from St. Bonaventure who adored St. Francis of Assissi (he was said to have been cured of illness when he was a child by St. Francis and joined the Franciscan order as an adult).
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Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game (Writing Baseball) by Robert K. Fitts bookshelves: baseball |
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recommended for: baseball fans
read in July, 2008
Leonora said:
"this is a book of interviews from both japanese and non-japanese players who put time in the NPB. it's a very interesting read, and worth it for anyone who wants to understand the difference in how MLB and NPB systems work. it highlights both the pos...more
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Paperback) by Michael M. Lewis bookshelves: baseball |
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recommended for: baseball fans, people who have never heard of bill james
read in July, 2008
Leonora said:
"michael lewis is a good writer and his books are always worth reading, but i don't think this book is really geared towards the non-casual fan of baseball such as myself. i am no hardcore sabermetrics person but i already knew pretty much everything ...more
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Five OClock Lightning: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and the Greatest Baseball Team in History, The 1927 New York Yankees (Hardcover) by Harvey Frommer bookshelves: baseball |
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read in April, 2008
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Leonora
read and liked
Emily's
review of Girl, Interrupted:
"While Susanna Keysen composes some very poetic essays offering alternative and sometimes beautiful perspectives in her autobiography, her general tone is very, very defensive. Granted discussing whether or not one suffered from a mental illness can ...more " | |||||||||||
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Troy and Homer: Towards a Solution of an Old Mystery (Hardcover) by Joachim Latacz, Kevin Windle, translator, Rosh Ireland, translator bookshelves: greece, history |
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recommended to Leonora by:
nerds, people who already know greek history
Leonora said:
"The parts of this book that are about the archaeological discoveries about the city of Troy are great, the second half that tries to pass a lot of Homer off as history is not as good.
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