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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

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The Cat Behavior Answer Book: Practical Insights & Proven Solutions for Your Feline Questions

by Arden Moore

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Jan 19, 2011 07:39pm

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Think Like a Cat: How to Raise a Well-Adjusted Cat--Not a Sour Puss

by Pam Johnson-Bennett

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Feb 22, 2010 02:28pm

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From the Atelier Tovar: Selected Writings

by Guy Maddin

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Sep 09, 2008 08:23pm

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Janean marked as to-read: The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson	My rating:
Feb 06, 2012 12:44pm
Janean gave to: Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell read in October, 2011	My rating:
Sarah Vowell's voice is, as always, so charming as she describes the desecration of an island paradise. Who knew that Hawaiians actually didn't want to become Americans?! Some are still resentful enough to carry signs in protest. Thank god the purita...more
Dec 29, 2011 02:25pm · see review
Janean gave to: A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr read in December, 2011	My rating:
Dec 29, 2011 02:19pm
Janean gave to: A Cat is Watching: A Look at the Way Cats See Us by Roger A. Caras read in December, 2011	My rating:
By far the most entertaining of the feline references I have read. This one tries to present a cat's view of humans, which isn't really possible, but Caras does a good job guessing. Cats are fascinating creatures so no book about them should be dull....more
Dec 29, 2011 12:46pm · see review
Janean gave to: Travels in the Scriptorium by Paul Auster read in October, 2011	My rating:
An old man awakes in a room which he may or may be able to leave. Having no memory of the day before, he lives as though everything is new to him. Is he imprisoned in a repeating nightmare, or protected in a safe hiding place? I like this book, but d...more
Dec 29, 2011 12:44pm · see review
Janean marked as to-read: Heart and Science by Wilkie Collins	My rating:
Oct 24, 2011 12:08pm
Janean gave to: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe recommended to Janean by: ARUP book group recommended for: lovers of awful fiction and cheap thrills read in May, 2011	My rating:
I read the prologue and first chapter of this book. Howe's long and awkward sentence structures reminded me of another complete waste of time: The DaVinci Code. I quit reading it.
Jul 21, 2011 12:03pm · see review
Janean gave to: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris read in June, 2011	My rating:
Delightfully twisted little stories featuring thoroughly anthropomorphized animals.
Jul 21, 2011 11:50am · see review
Janean marked as to-read: An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin	My rating:
Jul 21, 2011 11:47am
Janean marked as to-read: Incognito: The Secret Lives Of The Brain by David Eagleman (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Jul 06, 2011 04:19pm