false 1536318 56 male Las Vegas, NV 09/2008 12/2009 5 20 20 true 5883757 read 0 true 3398330 currently-reading 0 true 3398329 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81249831 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165468730s/4830.jpg 1536318 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1536318-mark Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:12:28 -0800 You ask a very good question. The main characters all had serious flaws that left them less than lovable. They all seemed too centered on themselves and inflexible, which led them to their ultimate fates. The parents of Shalimar and Boonyi and some of their fellow townspeople were quite another story and I really felt badly for them when things would take a bad turn.]]> Fury (Paperback) by Salman Rushdie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81250130 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165468734s/4836.jpg 1536318 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1536318-mark Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:02:51 -0800 Shalimar the Clown: A Novel (Paperback) by Salman Rushdie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81249831 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165468730s/4830.jpg 1536318 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1536318-mark Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:00:04 -0800 How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror (Audio CD) by Reza Aslan]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63675364 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514vN6sZqSL._SL75_.jpg 1536318 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1536318-mark Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:22:40 -0700 more...]]> Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality (Paperback) by Ronald L. Mallett]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59846982 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256002054s/2321396.jpg 1536318 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1536318-mark Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:51:03 -0700 more...]]> The Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life. (Hardcover) by Tal Ben-Shahar]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59846596 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lgA4XhHaL._SL75_.jpg 1536318 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1536318-mark Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:42:37 -0700 One Second After (Hardcover) by William R. Forstchen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59846328 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255638415s/4922079.jpg 1536318 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1536318-mark Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:39:24 -0700 Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Hardcover) by John Medina]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59846261 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255988104s/2251306.jpg 1536318 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1536318-mark Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:35:43 -0700 Blink (Paperback) by Malcolm Gladwell]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59845833 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010s/40102.jpg 1536318 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1536318-mark Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:33:07 -0700 The American Future: A History (Hardcover) by Simon Schama]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59845391 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229446403s/4820960.jpg 1536318 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1536318-mark Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:30:11 -0700 more...]]>