false 8 38 36 true 6064764 read 0 true 3731658 currently-reading 2 true 3731657 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59050005 to: Azincourt (Hardcover) by Bernard Cornwell
One of the best historical novels I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Once again, I fall for the good yarn when it's draped in what appears to be verisimilitude, and you can feel the sweat streaming down your face while terrified in battle... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59048869 to: Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America (Hardcover) by Thomas L. Friedman
An excellent review of a difficult subject -- succinctly setting up the conundrum of which will mankind do first? Will we freeze in the dark when our hydrocarbons run out, or will we choke to death on our emissions? It's a must read. Another full disclosure: I'm professionally engaged in a nascent industry which facilitates the creation of carbon offsets, trying to keep us from choking to death. :) ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59048437 to: Blood of the Wicked (Hardcover) by Leighton Gage
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59047730 to: Buried Strangers (Hardcover) by Leighton Gage
Lots of reasons to pay attention to this writer -- great yarns, believable characters with lots of wonderful little flaws, and a fabulous understanding and description of life in Brazil. Full disclosure: I, too, have lived many years in Brazil, which is why I glommed onto his two books and I'm looking forward to the release of number three in 2010! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57326801 Yen's review of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan

This, like all of Michael Pollan's work, was a game changer for me. Great book, learned lots. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56881335 to: This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (Hardcover) by Drew Gilpin Faust
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/63379-does-anybody-know Terry made a comment in the Latin American Literature and Magical Realism group:

If it's about drunks in Latin America, try Malcolm Lowry's "Under the Volcano." ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41375133 to: To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback) by Harper Lee
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