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Benjamin Franklin: A... 12/29 Emily gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
by Walter Isaacson
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Emily Emily said: "Let's be honest-- it's hard to find readable biographies of our founding fathers that don't make you drowsy. But Ben Franklin is far too saucy, sexy (YES, SEXY) and fun for sleep (alive and dead!) and Isaacson allows his playfulness to come out in f...more "
Behind the Blip: Ess... 12/29 Emily is currently reading:
Behind the Blip: Essays on the Culture of Software (Paperback)
by Matthew Fuller
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Emily Emily said: "Well, jeepers, I guess I should have seen that it was written in 2003 and, golly, a lot's happened in digitality since then! But still an interesting foray into the need for software culture criticism... "
Minima Moralia: Refl... 12/29 Emily is currently reading:
Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life (Radical Thinkers)
by Theodor Adorno
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December 29
Benjamin Franklin: A... Emily gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
by Walter Isaacson
bookshelves: currently-reading, favorites
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 

Emily Emily said: "Let's be honest-- it's hard to find readable biographies of our founding fathers that don't make you drowsy. But Ben Franklin is far too saucy, sexy (YES, SEXY) and fun for sleep (alive and dead!) and Isaacson allows his playfulness to come out in f...more "
Behind the Blip: Ess... Emily is currently reading:
Behind the Blip: Essays on the Culture of Software (Paperback)
by Matthew Fuller
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Emily Emily said: "Well, jeepers, I guess I should have seen that it was written in 2003 and, golly, a lot's happened in digitality since then! But still an interesting foray into the need for software culture criticism... "
Minima Moralia: Refl... Emily is currently reading:
Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life (Radical Thinkers)
by Theodor Adorno
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The Unbearable Light... Emily gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Perennial Classics)
by Milan Kundera
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read in November, 2007

Emily Emily said: "I didn't want to read this book because I'd heard of it and I was skeptical it was some kind of pop Bridget Jones bullshit. It is not. It is insightful, the prose is beautiful, and I think everyone can walk away with a deeper understanding of themse...more "
March 06
The Lover Emily gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Lover (Paperback)
by Marguerite Duras
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Emily Emily said: "sensuality in 10 point typeface. Poetic and devestating. Oh, Yes. "
Collected Poems 1947... Emily gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Collected Poems 1947-1997 (Hardcover)
by Allen Ginsberg
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Emily Emily said: "My brother gave me this book when I was just starting high school. I got really, really into the beat poets then, and developed an obsession that burned too brightly not to snuff itself out. But even though I try to move away from Ginsberg, he hel...more "
Wh Auden Poems Emily gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Wh Auden Poems (Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse)
by W.H. Auden
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