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July 07, 2009
Saigon, Hanoi or Da... Jamie gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Saigon, Hanoi or Da Nang (paperback)
by David S. Cross (Goodreads Author)
read in July, 2009
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Jamie Jamie said: "David Cross has an artful way of putting us in everyday moments, and making you listen to the voice in your own head. Thought-provoking and interesting, yet a little pedestrian (from a literary standpoint).

I enjoyed this collection.
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May 20, 2009
Loving Frank Jamie gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Loving Frank (Hardcover)
by Nancy Horan
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What Is the What Jamie gave 4 of 5 stars to:
What Is the What (Hardcover)
by Dave Eggers
read in May, 2009
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November 05, 2008
Everything Is Illumi... Jamie marked as to-read:
Everything Is Illuminated (Paperback)
by Jonathan Safran Foer
bookshelves: book-club, to-read
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Brief Encounters wit... Jamie marked as to-read:
Brief Encounters with Che Guevara: Stories (P.S.)
by Ben Fountain
bookshelves: book-club, to-read
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September 22, 2008
My Stroke of Insight... Jamie gave 4 of 5 stars to:
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey (Paperback)
by Jill Bolte Taylor
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The Drama of the Gif... Jamie marked as to-read:
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self (Paperback)
by Alice Miller
bookshelves: to-read
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June 10, 2008
The Other Boleyn Gir... Jamie gave 3 of 5 stars to:
The Other Boleyn Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by Philippa Gregory
bookshelves: book-club
read in January, 2007
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More of Jamie's books…
William Shakespeare
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."
William Shakespeare (As You Like It)


Mark Twain
"In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them."
Mark Twain


Martin Luther King Jr.
"Let no man pull you low enough to hate him."
Martin Luther King Jr.


Socrates
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Socrates


Mahatma Gandhi
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."
Mahatma Gandhi














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