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The Brain That Chang... 07/18 May is currently reading:
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. Silberman Books)
by Norman Doidge
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recommended to May by: jonathan k
Things I've Learned ... 07/16 May is currently reading:
Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me (Hardcover)
by Ben Karlin, Nick Hornby, Andy Selsberg
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Carnets, 1930-1944 06/11 May is currently reading:
Carnets, 1930-1944 (Paperback)
by Henry de Montherlant
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July 20
The Selected Poetry ... May gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Selected Poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay (Modern Library Classics)
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
bookshelves: poetry
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read in July, 2008
July 18
The Brain That Chang... May is currently reading:
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. Silberman Books)
by Norman Doidge
bookshelves: currently-reading, non-fiction
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recommended to May by: jonathan k
June 23
835294 New comment on Kate's review of Walden Or, Life in the Woods and the Duty of Civil Disobedience
344518 May wrote: "hope this kept you good company and that you had a splendid trip. i want to hear about it, photos?!?...more "

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June 18
355257 May read and liked Jeorjia's review of Fruit Gathering:

"Beautiful beautiful beautiful.
I first heard his stuff on Bonnie Prince Billy's "Get on Jolly" and was blown away...only took 5 years for me to finally get some other stuff and I am glad I did. He is like a more personal and magical Rumi w...more
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July 06
Persuasion May gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Persuasion (Bantam Classic)
by Jane Austen
bookshelves: fiction
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read in July, 2008
June 12
Anna Karenina May added:
Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky
bookshelves: fiction, stalled
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recommended for: adulterers and other romantics
read in February, 1996

May May said: "i've been wanting to read this translation ever since it came out a few years ago. today i went to powell's to get a couple presents for people and there it was on sale for me. merry christmas...

update: well it looks like i won't be re-reading an...more
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June 11
Carnets, 1930-1944 May is currently reading:
Carnets, 1930-1944 (Paperback)
by Henry de Montherlant
bookshelves: currently-reading, french
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June 09
Birthday Letters: Po... May gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Birthday Letters: Poems (Paperback)
by Ted Hughes
bookshelves: poetry
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read in January, 1998
May 21
77667 New comment on Kate's review of Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (Dover Thrift Editions)
344518 May wrote: "does this edition of walden offer the essay "civil disobedience"? a must read.
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May 04
The Freedom Manifest... May marked as to-read:
The Freedom Manifesto: How to Free Yourself from Anxiety, Fear, Mortgages, Money, Guilt, Debt, Government, Boredom, Supermarkets, Bills, Melancholy, Pain, Depression, and Waste (Paperback)
by Tom Hodgkinson
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recommended to May by: eric johnson



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