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March 07
	Alesh Houdek gave to: The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Master and Man (Modern Library) by Leo Tolstoy	my rating:
	read in March, 2009 Alesh said: "Two little novellas. A nice introduction, though I always worry about whether the translation I'm reading is as good as it could be. There are footnotes, too, though I'm not sure why they think skipping to the back of the book all the time is fun. Wh...more " add a comment
February 17
	Alesh Houdek gave to: Seven Days in the Art World (Hardcover) by Sarah Thornton	my rating:
	read in February, 2009 Alesh said: "I don't know that it was invaluably informative, but 80% of it was fun to read. My favorite chapters (in order): The Crit, The Auction, The Prize, and The Studio Visit. " add a comment
February 09
	Alesh Houdek gave to: Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles (Hardcover) by Geoff Emerick	my rating:
	read in February, 2009 Alesh said: "Nothing earth-shattering, but this book kind of pulled me along. I skipped about the first and last 10%. " add a comment
February 04
	Alesh Houdek gave to: Et Tu, Babe (Paperback) by Mark Leyner	my rating:
	read in January, 2009 Alesh said: "Leyner is definitely trying to push the boundaries, but he succeeds only to the extent that he makes this book somewhat irritating to read. " add a comment
January 17
	Alesh Houdek gave to: Lush Life: A Novel (Hardcover) by Richard Price	my rating:
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November 24, 2008
	Alesh Houdek gave to: Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan To Organize Everything We Know (Hardcover) by Randall Stross	my rating:
	Alesh said: "It's super-fun to read a non-fiction book so close to the release date, and hence so up-to-date, as this is right now. There are no big revelations, but the writing is interesting, well-researched, and relevant enough that it just kept pulling me in....more " add a comment
October 28, 2008
	Alesh Houdek gave to: Freakonomics Rev Ed: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover) by Steven D. Levitt	my rating:
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October 23, 2008
	Alesh Houdek gave to: No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories (Hardcover) by Miranda July	my rating:
	read in October, 2008 Alesh said: "Unlike Miranda's work in other media, which is often often upbeat, surreal, or almost horrific, these stories are imbued by sadness. Miranda's sensibility is very much evident, even in the relatively straightforward pieces. Almost all the stories (so...more " add a comment
September 21, 2008
	Alesh Houdek added: Survival City: Adventures Among the Ruins of Atomic America (Hardcover) by Tom Vanderbilt bookshelves: read-bits-of	my rating:
	read in September, 2008 Alesh said: "Limp, rambling, and pretentious. With chapters like "dead city" and "survival city," the book reads like unenthusiastic writing assignments tied to various google results for a search on "nuclear" and "city." ...more " add a comment
September 18, 2008
	Alesh Houdek added: For Whom the Bell Tolls (Paperback) by Ernest Hemingway	my rating:
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