false 23 186 122 true 5699154 read 3 true 2485844 currently-reading 61 true 2485843 to-read 3 false 2533798 to-dabble-in 1 false 2533811 making-me-feel-guilty-for-not-readi 1 false 2533821 could-read-over-and-over-again http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79558777 Googled: The End of the World As We Know It (Hardcover) by Ken Auletta
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78044582 Essential Rumi (Paperback) by Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76778178 Le Petit Prince sur la planète (Board book) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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I read the first chapter and now I'm hooked. I thought it would be a good counter part to Blood River which I read earlier this year. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74223103 to: Bicycle Diaries (Hardcover) by David Byrne
Byrne is a great musician but not a great writer. There are some gems, like hearing him describe a Turkish belly dance -- "the sadness of the world is in this music." But the main problem is that it reads like someone's travel journal, which is exactly what it is, only it hasn't been edited that well. I would rather read a book about his musical romps around the world. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61720302 to: The Hindus: An Alternative History (Hardcover) by Wendy Doniger
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She's got me hooked again. Once she quoted Janis Joplin I knew I had to keep reading... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74879288 to: War Dances (Hardcover) by Sherman Alexie
This is my first experience reading Alexie, even though I've known about and admired him for years. He moved to Seattle and started writing in the early '90s -- about the same time I did moved here, so I feel an affinity with him for that reason. However, he is also the kind of accessible writer that appeals to you on a down to ear level. You feel like he's your friend even though you've never met him. His writing is effortless to read, it flows and twists and takes you on a trip. It makes you laugh and cry sometimes in the same sentence. He's a realist with a sense of humor. This book of shorts and poetry is less about Indian identity related themes, although he mentions being a member of the Spokane tribe quite often, and more about being a middle aged guy living in a post-modern society. It's never too heavy becuase he's constantly showing us the absurd sid of things. I especially liked the stories "War Dances", "Salt" and "The Ballad of Paul Nonetheless" ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72850790 Bali: Sekala and Niskala : Essays on Religion, Ritual, and Art (Bali--Sekala & Niskala) by Fred B. Eiseman Jr.
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