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The Wisdom of Crowds 02/07 James is currently reading:
The Wisdom of Crowds (Paperback)
by James Surowiecki
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The Obscene Bird of ... 02/07 James is currently reading:
The Obscene Bird of Night (Verba Mundi)
by José Donoso
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March 12
The Book of Imaginar... James gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Book of Imaginary Beings (Classics Deluxe Edition) (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio)
by Jorge Luis Borges
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recommended for: Mystics, plebs, and intelligent people

James James said: "It's an encyclopedia of the human imagination as filtered through the brain of Borges. "
Wallace Stevens : Co... James gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Wallace Stevens : Collected Poetry and Prose (Library of America)
by Wallace Stevens, Frank Kermode
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March 05
819142 New comment on Lauren's review of Luck of the Loch Ness Monster: A Tale of Picky Eating
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March 01
All Quiet On The Wes... James gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
All Quiet On The Western Front/Job (German Library)
by Erich Maria Remarque, Joseph Roth
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February 26
The Trouble with Poe... James gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Trouble with Poetry: And Other Poems (Paperback)
by Billy Collins
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February 15
The Tempest James gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Tempest (Folger Shakespeare Library)
by William Shakespeare
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Joy of Cooking James gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by Irma S. Rombauer
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The Subtle Knife James gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)
by Philip Pullman
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February 14
Oliver Twist James gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics)
by Charles Dickens
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Coffee: A Dark Histo... James gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Coffee: A Dark History (Hardcover)
by Antony Wild
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"There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name."
Kate DiCamillo (The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread)

"When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense."
— Khalil Gibran




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02/07/2008 06:34AM

Nophoto-m-50x66 It was surprisingly good – mostly because the premise is so ridiculous. When I read something like that I realize how quickly I’m willing to accept things like floating children’s hospitals during the apocalypse and really get into the story. The ending was a bit weak though. It was kind like how I feel after reading Neil Gaiman – wonderful story and then an ending that doesn’t hold up as well as the first 90% of the book.

















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