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          <body><![CDATA[I’ve read a lot of bad reviews about this book, but it’s become one of my favorites. This book definitely requires a technical mind and a love for science, so if 500 pages of science and cultural history sound boring to you, I doubt you’d enjoy this as much as I did.<br/><br/>In 2012, the be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%E2%80%99ve%20read%20a%20lot%20of%20bad%20reviews%20about%20this%20book,%20but%20it%E2%80%99s%20become%20one%20of%20my%20favorites.%20This%20book%20definitely%20requires%20a%20technical%20mind%20and%20a%20love%20for%20science,%20so%20if%20500%20pages%20of%20science%20and%20cultural%20history%20sound%20boring%20to%20you,%20I%20doubt%20you%E2%80%99d%20enjoy%20this%20as%20much%20as%20I%20did.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn%202012,%20the%20best%20scientists%20across%20the%20globe%20have%20been%20assembled%20to%20solve%20a%20mystery.%20The%20earth%20is%20going%20through%20a%20traumatic%20time%20with%20many%20earthquakes,%20floods%20and%20odd%20weather.%20The%20lost%20city%20of%20Atlantis%20may%20have%20been%20found%20and%20could%20either%20be%20causing%20these%20problems,%20or%20could%20be%20a%20cure%20for%20them.%0D%0A%0D%0AAll%20over%20the%20world,%20usually%20under%20an%20ancient%20pyramid%20of%20some%20sort,%20an%20interesting%20material,%20Carbon%2060,%20is%20found%20inscribed%20with%20an%20unknown%20language.%20This%20material%20is%20man-made%20and%20is%20something%20we%20can%E2%80%99t%20create%20in%20any%20significant%20quantity,%20so%20its%20discovery%20is%20puzzling.%20Not%20only%20is%20the%20material%20inscribed,%20but%20it%20is%20digitally%20encoded.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20set%20of%20great%20minds%20come%20together%20to%20try%20to%20figure%20out%20how%20this%20material%20and%20the%20writings%20on%20them%20tie%20into%20the%20puzzle.%0D%0A%0D%0ALet%E2%80%99s%20face%20it,%20I%E2%80%99m%20no%20good%20at%20summarizing.%20I%20thought%20this%20book%20was%20not%20only%20educational,%20but%20exciting.%20I%20found%20many%20of%20the%20scientific%20and%20historical%20facts%20discussed%20in%20the%20book%20are%20real,%20as%20I%20researched%20points%20that%20interested%20me.%20It%20really%20makes%20you%20think%20and%20evaluate%20everything%20you%E2%80%99ve%20always%20assumed%20to%20be%20true.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf%20you%20like%20Stargate,%20you%E2%80%99ll%20notice%20many%20similar%20themes.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20book%20is%20perfect%20for%20those%20who%20don%E2%80%99t%20have%20a%20lot%20of%20time%20to%20read%20every%20day%20as%20it%E2%80%99s%20broken%20into%20many%20%E2%80%9Cstopping%20points%E2%80%9D%20between%20chapters,%20so%20it%E2%80%99s%20easy%20to%20read%20for%2010%20minutes%20and%20then%20put%20the%20book%20down%20at%20a%20break.%20The%20last%2050%20pages%20or%20so%20are%20truly%20boring,%20but%20I%20felt%20the%20ride%20was%20definitely%20worth%20it!">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399155.Starting_From_Square_Two">Starting From Square Two (Red Dress Ink)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/51440.Caren_Lissner">Caren Lissner</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:36:04 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I wanted to read this book because I really enjoyed her first novel, Carrie Pilby. Right from the get-go though, this novel really irritated me in all its chick-lit stereotypical glory.<br/><br/>Gert is recently widowed and hangs around her two single friends, Hallie and Erika. Both are jaded to t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20wanted%20to%20read%20this%20book%20because%20I%20really%20enjoyed%20her%20first%20novel,%20Carrie%20Pilby.%20Right%20from%20the%20get-go%20though,%20this%20novel%20really%20irritated%20me%20in%20all%20its%20chick-lit%20stereotypical%20glory.%0D%0A%0D%0AGert%20is%20recently%20widowed%20and%20hangs%20around%20her%20two%20single%20friends,%20Hallie%20and%20Erika.%20Both%20are%20jaded%20to%20the%20world%20of%20dating,%20Hallie%20never%20having%20had%20a%20successful%20relationship%20and%20Erika%20constantly%20obsessing%20over%20her%20ex-boyfriend%20Ben.%20Gert%20seems%20like%20she%E2%80%99ll%20be%20the%20one%20to%20keep%20this%20book%20together.%20She%20even%20has%20the%20potential%20to%20be%20a%20strong,%20single%20woman.%20But%20no,%20right%20from%20the%20start%20she%E2%80%99s%20in%20a%20bar%20meeting%20guys%20because%20no%20woman%20can%20be%20complete%20without%20a%20man.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20only%20reason%20I%20didn%E2%80%99t%20chuck%20this%20book%20out%20of%20my%20second%20story%20window%20to%20be%20shred%20into%20a%20million%20pieces%20by%20the%20air%20conditioner%20unit%20below%20is%20because%20of%20the%20guy%20Gert%20ended%20up%20meeting%20at%20the%20bar.%20His%20name%20is%20Todd,%20he%20works%20as%20some%20sort%20of%20railroadenginieer%20and%20he%E2%80%99s%20about%20the%20greatest%20guy%20who%E2%80%99s%20ever%20graced%20the%20pages%20of%20a%20chick-lit%20novel.%20He%E2%80%99s%20kind,%20thoughtful%20and%20considerate%20and%20does%20just%20about%20everything%20right.%0D%0A%0D%0AGert%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20treat%20him%20as%20well%20as%20she%20should%20and%20both%20her%20and%20her%20friends%20agree%20that%20Todd%20does%20some%20things%20which%20are%20insensitive%20and%20warrant%20an%20apology.%20These%20things%20are%20SO%20SMALL%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20understand%20how%20the%20woman%20was%20successfully%20married%20before.%20Maybe%20that%20husband%20of%20hers%20really%20killed%20himself%20to%20be%20rid%20of%20her%20and%20her%20childish%20expectations%20of%20men.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf%20you%20want%20a%20light%20and%20fluffy%20read,%20please%20by%20my%20guest%20and%20dive%20into%20this%20book.%20You%E2%80%99ll%20fall%20in%20love%20with%20Todd%20and%20the%20(honest%20to%20God)%20most%20serious%20problem%20in%20this%20book%20is%20that%20Todd%20is%20working%20long%20hours%20and%20is%20too%20tired%20to%20give%20Gert%20100%25%20of%20his%20attention.%0D%0A%0D%0AWow.%0D%0A%0D%0ATodd,%20I%20salute%20you!%20You%E2%80%99re%20a%20great%20guy%20and%20don%E2%80%99t%20deserve%20to%20be%20picked%20apart%20so%20much%20by%20Gert,%20Hallie%20and%20Erika.%20Better%20luck%20next%20time.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79699.The_Unthinkable_Thoughts_of_Jacob_Green_A_Novel">The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green: A Novel (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/45324.Joshua_Braff">Joshua Braff</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:35:20 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I have to admit, the only reason I picked up this book was because Zach Braff (of Scrubs) recommended it as his brother wrote it. Jacob Green is a young man struggling with his father’s abuse and his Jewish faith. Even though the issues are serious, the book doesn’t dig too deep and has some ver...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20have%20to%20admit,%20the%20only%20reason%20I%20picked%20up%20this%20book%20was%20because%20Zach%20Braff%20(of%20Scrubs)%20recommended%20it%20as%20his%20brother%20wrote%20it.%20Jacob%20Green%20is%20a%20young%20man%20struggling%20with%20his%20father%E2%80%99s%20abuse%20and%20his%20Jewish%20faith.%20Even%20though%20the%20issues%20are%20serious,%20the%20book%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20dig%20too%20deep%20and%20has%20some%20very%20comical%20moments.%20I%20have%20a%20feeling%20I%E2%80%99d%20appreciate%20this%20book%20more%20if%20I%20had%20a%20better%20understanding%20of%20the%20Jewish%20religion,%20but%20Braff%20does%20a%20good%20job%20at%20describing%20the%20Jewish%20rituals,%20clothing%20or%20foods.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20really%20loved%20the%20book%20up%20until%20I%20got%20to%20the%20last%20page%20and%20read%20the%20ending.%20I%20thought%20it%20was%20sort%20of%20a%20cop-out%20and%20didn%E2%80%99t%20really%20resolve%20anything.%20It%E2%80%99s%20like%20he%20only%20had%20so%20much%20material,%20didn%E2%80%99t%20really%20know%20how%20to%20end%20it,%20so%20he%20just%20did.%20Maybe%20the%20ending%20was%20too%20%E2%80%9Cdeep%E2%80%9D%20for%20me%20to%20get%20and%20held%20some%20sort%20of%20weird%20symbolism,%20I%E2%80%99m%20not%20sure.%20It%20isn%E2%80%99t%20that%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20understand%20the%20ending,%20I%20just%20feel%20like%20there%20should%20have%20been%20some%20sort%20of%20resolution%20%E2%80%93%20good%20or%20bad,%20especially%20with%20the%20subject%20matter%20of%20the%20last%20chapter.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%E2%80%99s%20a%20great%20book,%20but%20the%20ending%20sucks.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127772.Other_People_s_Dirt_A_Housecleaner_s_Curious_Adventures">Other People's Dirt: A Housecleaner's Curious Adventures (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/37204.Louise_Rafkin">Louise Rafkin</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:34:38 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Louise Rafkin is a professional housecleaner. She’s done it her whole life and has some rather interesting and touching stories to tell about the subject. The last chapter details Louise’s visit to Kyoto, Japan. She spends a week with a group of people who have given up everything to do humble s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Louise%20Rafkin%20is%20a%20professional%20housecleaner.%20She%E2%80%99s%20done%20it%20her%20whole%20life%20and%20has%20some%20rather%20interesting%20and%20touching%20stories%20to%20tell%20about%20the%20subject.%20The%20last%20chapter%20details%20Louise%E2%80%99s%20visit%20to%20Kyoto,%20Japan.%20She%20spends%20a%20week%20with%20a%20group%20of%20people%20who%20have%20given%20up%20everything%20to%20do%20humble%20services,%20such%20as%20cleaning,%20for%20other%20people.%20The%20last%20chapter%20really%20made%20me%20want%20to%20read%20Memoirs%20of%20a%20Geisha%20again.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlong%20with%20Louise%E2%80%99s%20personal%20housekeeping%20adventures,%20she%20seeks%20out%20others%20who%20have%20experience%20in%20the%20world%20of%20cleaning.%20From%20exotic%20housecleaners%20to%20the%20people%20that%20clean%20the%20crime%20scene%20after%20something%20gruesome%20happens.%20This%20was%20a%20really%20quick%20and%20fun%20read!">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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