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Musicophilia: Tales ... 06/03 Vance is currently reading:
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Hardcover)
by Oliver W. Sacks
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June 30
Touching from a Dist... Vance gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis & Joy Division (Paperback)
by Deborah Curtis
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read in April, 2002

Vance Vance said: "For all those who love Joy Division, it's a shame to discover that Ian Curtis was simply a horrible person who -- unlike so many people in the world of popular music -- had a specific world view that he was able to express intensely and memorably ove...more "
June 26
The Billionaire's Vi... Vance gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine (Hardcover)
by Benjamin Wallace
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read in June, 2008

Vance Vance said: "Unlike a lot of popular non-fiction, this actually reads like a book rather than an extended magazine article. Almost anyone with a passing interest in wine will learn a goodly amount in regards the wine vintages and wine tastings and -- on a gossip ...more "
Giovanni's Room Vance gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Giovanni's Room (Penguin Great Loves)
by James Baldwin
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June 03
Christian Schad and ... Vance gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Christian Schad and the Neue Sachlichkeit (Hardcover)
by Jill Lloyd, Michael Peppiatt
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Seeing Voices Vance gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Seeing Voices (Picador Books)
by Oliver W. Sacks
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Musicophilia: Tales ... Vance is currently reading:
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Hardcover)
by Oliver W. Sacks
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The Man Who Mistook ... Vance gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales (Paperback)
by Oliver W. Sacks
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Behind the state cap... Vance gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Behind the state capitol, or, Cincinnati Pike: A collection of poetry (Paperback)
by John Wieners
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Cultural Affairs in ... Vance gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Cultural Affairs in Boston: Poetry and Prose 1956-1985 (Paperback)
by John Wieners
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The Hotel Wentley Po... Vance gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Hotel Wentley Poems (chapbook)
by John Wieners
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"You can never be overdressed or overeducated."
Oscar Wilde

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"There is no such thing as a moral book or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. That is all."
Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Classics S.))

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"A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it."
Oscar Wilde

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"Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power."
Oscar Wilde

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"Everyone looks retarded once you set your mind to it."
David Sedaris




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