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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures

by Anne Fadiman

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Artisan Cheese Making at Home: Techniques & Recipes for Mastering World-Class Cheeses

by Mary Karlin

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Alesh Houdek rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Alesh Houdek rated a book 4 of 5 stars A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers read in April, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great and easy and fun read. But the NYT has this as one of the 5 best fiction books of 2012, which seems like a bit of overrate. Also: very much a "guy" book: by a guy, about two guys, the women characters are 2 that the main character fools around...more
Apr 16, 2013 05:22am · see review
Alesh Houdek wants to read Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Alesh Houdek rated a book 4 of 5 stars Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell read in December, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Yup. Tour de force of writing and all that, but not enough of a payoff in terms of the 6 stories connecting to each other for me.
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Alesh Houdek is currently reading The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Alesh Houdek rated a book 4 of 5 stars Artisan Cheese Making at Home: Techniques & Recipes for Mastering World-Class Cheeses by Mary Karlin	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Alesh Houdek rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Art of Fermentation: An in-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World by Sandor Ellix Katz	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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