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May 04
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Ryan
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to:
Cat's Cradle (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut
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my rating:
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read in March, 2008
Ryan said:
"I never really read Vonnegut. Just Slaughterhouse. This is an inexplicable gap in my youth. Actually, I take that back ... it's not inexplicable at all. I blame my parents.
I'm now fantasizing about an Asian parody in which Rice9 creates perfectl...more
I never really read Vonnegut. Just Slaughterhouse. This is an inexplicable gap in my youth. Actually, I take that back ... it's not inexplicable at all. I blame my parents.
I'm now fantasizing about an Asian parody in which Rice9 creates perfectly perfumed, sweet and subtly toasted onigiri....less
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May 01
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Ryan
gave
to:
Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France (Paperback)
by Kermit Lynch
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my rating:
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read in May, 2008
Ryan said:
"More travel writing than a "wine" book ... though you will get a very distinct perspective on what wine should, but often fails, to be. And the writing is good ... irreverent and intelligent. For example: "Aside from bombing runs and t...more
More travel writing than a "wine" book ... though you will get a very distinct perspective on what wine should, but often fails, to be. And the writing is good ... irreverent and intelligent. For example: "Aside from bombing runs and the local little cheese biscuits called gougeres, wine is the only reason to go to Chablis. [...] Loving Chablis is like falling in love with a frigid floozy. You begin to wonder if the rewards are worth the heartbreak and deception." Much better than discussions of which obscure berry something supposedly tastes of or what elaborate dish it should be served with. ...less
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April 28
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New comment on Ryan's review of
Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
(see all 3 comments)
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April 27
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Ryan
gave
to:
Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Thomas Pynchon
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April 22
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Ryan
marked as to-read:
Girl Factory (Paperback)
by Jim Krusoe
bookshelves:
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April 20
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Ryan
is currently reading:
Miserable Miracle (New York Review Books Classics)
by Henri Michaux
bookshelves:
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Ryan
is currently reading:
Ode To Kirihito (Paperback)
by Osamu Tezuka
bookshelves:
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Ryan
gave
to:
Barefoot Gen Volume Three: Life After the Bomb (Paperback)
by Keiji Nakazawa
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read in April, 2008
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Ryan
gave
to:
Jumping into Plyometrics (Paperback)
by Donald A. Chu
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read in April, 2008
Ryan said:
"A good starting point for plyometrics, but by no means comprehensive. Rather than a simple list of 100 exercises, I'd like to see more information on diagnostics - how do you identify issues, particular weaknesses, etc - and how do the exercises work...more
A good starting point for plyometrics, but by no means comprehensive. Rather than a simple list of 100 exercises, I'd like to see more information on diagnostics - how do you identify issues, particular weaknesses, etc - and how do the exercises work together to address them. There's also no information in the "building a program" section about balancing stresses for particular muscles/muscle groups ... Chu gives a number of "contacts" (jumps/foot contacts) as a guide, but that doesn't seem sufficient; what if all the contacts are focused on the same muscle group? Seems like overkill ... like dudes that go to the gym and do dumb bell bench, bench, incline bench, decline bench, presses on a swiss ball, etc. It may only be 6 or so exercises, but they're all trying to achieve the same thing ... overkill.
Also a little disappointing that he doesn't talk at all about running besides "sprint" training. ...less
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April 06
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Ryan
took the never-ending book quiz.
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