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May 13
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Kate
is currently reading:
The Once and Future King (Hardcover)
by T.H. White
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Kate
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to:
Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Hardcover)
by Greg Clark
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read in May, 2008
Kate said:
"Hot damn, I finally got a copy from the library.
Waaah, I didn't understand the point. My reading comprehension skills have deteriorated, or else this just didn't make much sense ...
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May 10
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Kate
gave
   
to:
The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture in the Twentieth Century from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn (Hardcover)
by Solomon Volkov
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read in May, 2008
Kate said:
"I gasped with horror when I looked at this book more closely and realized that it had been written by some Soviet emigre dude and translated into English. I expected dry going. But OMG, this really is what it promises to be - a masterful look at Ru...more
I gasped with horror when I looked at this book more closely and realized that it had been written by some Soviet emigre dude and translated into English. I expected dry going. But OMG, this really is what it promises to be - a masterful look at Russian culture in the 20th century. Now if someone could pick up where this leaves off and write a masterful history of popular Soviet culture from the Khrushchev era to the present day ......less
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May 07
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Kate
marked as to-read:
The Indian Clerk (Hardcover)
by David Leavitt
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April 18
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Kate
marked as to-read:
The Best-Laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future (Hardcover)
by Randal O'Toole
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Kate
gave
   
to:
Get a Hobby!: 101 All-Consuming Diversions for Any Lifestyle (Paperback)
by Tina Barseghian
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Kate said:
"Amusing.
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Kate
gave
   
to:
Civilwarland in Bad Decline (Paperback)
by George Saunders
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Kate said:
"It broke my heart.
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Kate
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to:
The Braindead Megaphone (Paperback)
by George Saunders
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Kate said:
"I never expected to enjoy it like I did. Bastard deserves the $%#@! genius grant he got. Snort out loud funny.
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Kate
gave
   
to:
Proust Was a Neuroscientist (Hardcover)
by Jonah Lehrer (Goodreads author!)
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Kate said:
"It was a little too precious a concept to hold together as a whole book. But it didn't suck.
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Kate
gave
   
to:
Cleopatra's Nose: 39 Varieties of Desire (Hardcover)
by Judith Thurman
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Kate said:
"Delicious!
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