false 3 36 32 true 5822210 read 2 true 4291732 currently-reading 2 true 4291731 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76471831 A Thousand Days in Venice (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Marlena De Blasi
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76006682 to: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover) by Christopher McDougall
This book is fun and interesting to read. McDougall writes a bit like Bill Bryson, but not as well. His trivia and description of unique people get tedious and I started skimming. He handles some interesting topics though, for sure: the running shoe industry and its impact on the health and speed of runners; evolution of homo erectus; the Leadville 100 race; nutrition; and the glories of long distance running. I am very glad I read this book. I'm inspired -- I just came in from a fun (but short) "run." ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76006176 to: Olive Kitteridge: A Novel in Stories (Paperback) by Elizabeth Strout
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75248763 to: The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works (Hardcover) by Henry Waxman
I just skimmed -- it was too about him. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75248708 to: The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care (Hardcover) by T.R. Reid
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72332445 to: To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback) by Harper Lee
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70952752 to: Columbine (Hardcover) by Dave Cullen
I am greatly appreciating this book! It might not be as interesting to those who didn't live here when it happened, but it is captivating for me. The author dispells a lot of the myth about the happening, Harris & Klebold. Also, it summarized how unethical our elected officials can be! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63908773 to: Moloka'i (Paperback) by Alan Brennert
Contains some interesting information about leper colonies and Hawaiian history. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70952696 The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood (Paperback) by Sy Montgomery
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45167593 Cathy 's review of Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser

The most dangerous job, per the book, is to work in a slaughterhouse. The lines go fast and the knives are whistling and the equipment is big and dangerous. What is even more dangerous then slaughtering is to work on cleaning up the mess. Workers use hot steaming water and visibility gets terrible and machines & chemicals are very scary. ]]>