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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington

The Diary of a Rapist by Evan S. Connell

The Business of Books by André Schiffrin

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John is Currently Reading

John is currently reading:

The Angel Esmeralda

by Don DeLillo

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Feb 04, 2012 05:39pm

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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

by Jon Ronson

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Feb 04, 2012 05:38pm

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John gave to: Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town by Nick Reding (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2012	My rating:
Feb 04, 2012 05:44pm
John is currently reading: The Angel Esmeralda by Don DeLillo	My rating:
Feb 04, 2012 05:39pm
John is currently reading: The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson	My rating:
Feb 04, 2012 05:38pm
John gave to: Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper by Jack Coughlin read in January, 2012	My rating:
Not just a memoir of a top-ranked sniper but a memoir of the last war in Iraq and the changes to warfare that troops faced over there. Jack Coughlin discusses how snipers are trained, the modern methods of the military and the new ideas he brought to...more
Feb 04, 2012 05:37pm · see review
John marked as to-read: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Jan 14, 2012 03:08pm
John marked as to-read: Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan	My rating:
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John marked as to-read: Rip It Up and Start Again by Simon Reynolds	My rating:
Jan 14, 2012 03:07pm
John gave to: Bossypants by Tina Fey read in January, 2012	My rating:
Didn't really read it. Listened to it and it was one of the best audiobooks I've heard. All audiobooks should have this attention to format.
Jan 14, 2012 03:06pm · see review
John gave to: Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek by Olivia Munn read in January, 2012	My rating:
better than I thought it would be. The personal anecdotes seemed to be there to give the reader an understanding of Munn's normal upbringing, but Mun fans already know that. The stories of Hollywood and G4 were worth the read. There was just enough i...more
Jan 14, 2012 03:03pm · see review
John marked as to-read: American Literature and the Culture of Reprinting, 1834-1853 by Meredith L. McGill	My rating:
Jan 02, 2012 12:03pm