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The Time We Have Taken by Steven Carroll

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

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Jim is currently reading:

The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

by Alain de Botton (Goodreads Author)

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progress: On page 172. — Feb 01, 2012 06:56pm

Jan 16, 2012 01:03am

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Slightly Foxed 25: A Date With Iris

by Gail Pirkis

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Jan 27, 2012 10:40pm

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The Siege at Peking

by Robert Peter Fleming

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Jim marked as to-read: Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman	My rating:
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Jim is on page 172 of The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Jim made a comment on his review of Capital "I read 'Debt to Pleasure' when it first came out and loved it. Since then I've been enjoying his pieces for the LRB - mostly on the financial crisis; ...more"
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Jim marked as to-read: Capital by John Lanchester	My rating:
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Jim made a comment on his review of All That I Am "Hey Melissa :) I loved Staziland and I'm looking forward to reading this one; glad to hear you enjoyed it -- thanks for the feedback. Cheers, Jim"
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Jim marked as to-read: Choice by Renata Salecl	My rating:
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“The street finds its own uses for things.”
― William Gibson

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“Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent.”
― Glen Cook, Shadow Games

tags: cynicism , humor , life

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“People are hungry for stories. It's part of our very being. Storytelling is a form of history, of immortality too. It goes from one generation to another. -Studs Terkel”
― Studs Terkel

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