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    <updated_at>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:39:57 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I think I liked The Know-It-All better? There are some good nuggets in here, but I also thought the idea was better than the result.  Still, worth reading.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:33:23 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Really a very good read.  I've liked Jacobs in Esquire for years now, and picked this up along with The Year of Living Biblically (which is next on my list).  I have to admit that this took me longer to read than expected, but was worth it all the way through.  Lots of fun little facts, and some ver...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72735837">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:06:18 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A good, light-hearted read.  I'd say A Year In The Merde is still the best of the three, but the other two are still worth reading.<br/><br/>In the end the twist was not as predictable as I'd feared, but neither was it particularly brilliant.  And it came a little too quickly.  Worse still, it int...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63678513">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:22:09 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Sadly predictable in the end.  And before the end, you just want to brain the guy.  I mean seriously, this guy is a loser.<br/><br/>You don't deserve happiness when you won't pursue it.<br/><br/>That being said, it was readable and made me think about a lot of things.  I'd recommend it to anyone...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61355856">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:30:41 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This was a very interesting read.<br/><br/>There are some bits that are decidedly sexist.  She has trouble with logical extrapolation at points, draws conclusions that are unwarranted, makes poorly sourced claims, and relies on anecdotal evidence that doesn't even begin to prove her point.  She al...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63678000">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/291147.Love_and_Other_Near_Death_Experiences_A_Novel">Love and Other Near-Death Experiences: A Novel (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/36558.Mil_Millington">Mil Millington</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:24:07 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Another good one from Millington. Not quite the triumph that Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About was, but still a fun read.  See if you can predict the various twists and turns.  But even if you can't, you're sure to enjoy the witty, snark-tastic dialogue.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2038265.Things_I_ve_Learned_From_Women_Who_ve_Dumped_Me">Things I've Learned From  Women Who've Dumped Me (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/491956.Ben_Karlin">Ben Karlin</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:08:55 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Excellent, smart, funny book. The authors are witty, and tell great little stories in quick, entertaining essays.  Highly recommended to all who want a light read.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 03 May 2009 16:03:37 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3244815.Porn_Pong_How_Grand_Theft_Auto_Tomb_Raider_and_other_Sexy_Games_Changed_Our_Culture">Porn &amp; Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/516951.Damon_Brown">Damon Brown</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:52:29 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Not nearly what it claims to be about.  If you're interested in a chronological history of sexual content in video games with a few mentions of contemporaneous cultural and pornographic events, then this is the book for you.  If you were looking for a real assessment of how porn and video game sexua...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42299361">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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