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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/71984.Ghost_Wars_The_Secret_History_of_the_CIA_Afghanistan_and_Bin_Laden_from_the_Soviet_Invasion_to_September_10_2001">Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/40651.Steve_Coll">Steve Coll</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:26:20 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This concise text is a great introduction to America's dealings in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A must-read for anyone interested in foreign affairs.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:24:44 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The clunky writing does not detract from an otherwise compelling, insightful story. I would recommend this to anyone interested in Afghanistan and European intelligence agencies.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:16:16 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A good, quick read.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:14:07 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Departing from the usual formula of pop zoology books, Zimmer includes a thoughtful history of evolution. Good reading before Darwin's Origin of Species.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:12:17 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[My favorite Chinese writer. Actually, the book title is &quot;Ya3she4 Xiao3pin3&quot; but the title wasn't listed. Odd, considering it is one of the classic essay collections of the sanwen genre. Crisp, concise, and spontaneous. Liang Shiqiu translates well in the Columbia Anthology of Modern Chines...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20325583">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2292984.Wen_hua_jie_pou_yu_she_hui_pi_pan_Lu_Xun_wen_xuan">Wen hua jie pou yu she hui pi pan: Lu Xun wen xuan (Zhongguo jin xian dai si xiang jia lun dao cong shu)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/197663.Xun_Lu">Xun Lu</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:10:21 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[It's Lu Xun, keep your dictionary handy.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:09:16 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Reading this book I realized that there is a canon of basic zoological examples common to most popular zoology books. Some themes were similar to Carl Zimmer's &quot;Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea.&quot; The writing is a mess, but it's an interesting read nonetheless.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1202.Freakonomics_A_Rogue_Economist_Explores_the_Hidden_Side_of_Everything">Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Revised and Expanded Edition)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/798.Steven_D_Levitt">Steven D. Levitt</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:06:44 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16131.The_House_of_Morgan_An_American_Banking_Dynasty_and_the_Rise_of_Modern_Finance">The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9950.Ron_Chernow">Ron Chernow</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:05:49 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[An eloquent history of commercial and investment banking through the lens of arguably the most influential American bank.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/581745.Vault_Career_Guide_to_Investment_Banking_5th_Edition">Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking, 5th Edition (Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/317223.Tom_Lott">Tom Lott</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:04:34 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This is a very well organized introduction to investment banking. The most useful I've come across so far.]]></body>
        
    
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