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April 11
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Lexie
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You Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective (Hardcover)
by Richard Carlson
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read in April, 2008
Lexie said:
"Myy opinion of the book goes back and forth. Some of what I've read has been really helpful at changing the way I look at things (for the better) like living in the present moment; other things I shake my head at and strongly disagree with. Some thi...more
Myy opinion of the book goes back and forth. Some of what I've read has been really helpful at changing the way I look at things (for the better) like living in the present moment; other things I shake my head at and strongly disagree with. Some things I read and said "I can't believe he's saying this" like his claim that talking about the past is really only detrimental to our immediate happiness. Overall his book is way over-simplified and over-generalized. He makes a few good points but overall I felt like I was reading in circles: the book is short but if all his simple, unhelpful redundancies about how happiness is our natural state could be reduced even more, the book would be more like 50 pages....less
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April 09
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Lexie
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Freakonomics Rev Ed: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by Steven D. Levitt
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read in March, 2008
Lexie said:
"Pretty interesting. A faster read than I thought. I had expected it to discuss more principles of everyday economic reasoning instead of focus on "case studies", but Levitt warns us of this from the beginning. And I guess the fact that it's...more
Pretty interesting. A faster read than I thought. I had expected it to discuss more principles of everyday economic reasoning instead of focus on "case studies", but Levitt warns us of this from the beginning. And I guess the fact that it's case studies is what makes it so readable. I think my favorite one was about the bagel man... oh and also the discussion of the Chicago Public School System and examining the cause of the black-white gap in education. On that note I also liked how Levitt chooses topics that are relevant in society today. It helps the reader feel like they might be able to make that transition to asker-of-economic-questions in the world around them....less
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March 27
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Lexie
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The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth (Hardcover)
by Richard Paul Evans
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read in March, 2008
Lexie said:
"Easy and quick read, has got some really good advice at how to treat money and how to look at money. Some of it seems almost over-simplified, though. But I'd rather have that than a long, complicated book on personal finance and investment that I can...more
Easy and quick read, has got some really good advice at how to treat money and how to look at money. Some of it seems almost over-simplified, though. But I'd rather have that than a long, complicated book on personal finance and investment that I can't understand or finish. Learning short, concise principles is good because it can be applied to a wide array of situations. ...less
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Lexie
marked as to-read:
Richest Man in Babylon (Paperback)
by George S. Clason
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Lexie said:
"I got this book as a christmas present from a friend who is into investing and finances, etc. He highly recommended it. I've heard it's good but haven't read it yet.
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Lexie
added:
Things Fall Apart (Paperback)
by Chinua Achebe
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recommended to Lexie by:
Bracken
read in April, 2008
Lexie said:
"I got about halfway through this book and lost the copy somehow. It came highly recommended but I had a hard time reading consistently; maybe I didn't get far enough to the climax to see why it's so great.
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March 11
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Lexie
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Gilbert
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read in March, 2008
Lexie said:
"Loved it! I was amazed at Gilbert's sharing of intimate personal spiritual experiences. She was very sincere and very down-to-earth! And hilarious! I laughed nonstop through Italy. India was funny too, but with more poignant insights. Sometimes I fel...more
Loved it! I was amazed at Gilbert's sharing of intimate personal spiritual experiences. She was very sincere and very down-to-earth! And hilarious! I laughed nonstop through Italy. India was funny too, but with more poignant insights. Sometimes I felt such comfort to hear her articulate the very same feelings I had had on a subject. Other things I politely disagreed with, but admired her ability to put them into a book where thousands would read them. However, I felt that Indonesia was a bit disjointed: less focused and directed than the other portions of the book. I felt like I was wandering around in a tropical land (like her), with less self-discovery and more "hanging in limbo". She brought it together in the end, but it seemed less well thought-out. Also, it bugged me when she would make a side-comment and apologize beforehand at anyone she might offend. Hey Gilbert! It's your personal opinion! It's okay if someone is offended by it! But apart from all this, I thought it was definetly a worthwhile book, well-written and full of valuable, accurate insight on the mysteries of the human's soul and search for happiness....less
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February 18
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Lexie
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The Invisible (Hardcover)
by Mats Wahl
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read in February, 2008
Lexie said:
"I was insipired to read this book from the movie that came out last year. I liked the movie (though it had flaws) and I found that it was based off a Swedish play, which was based off this original story by Swedish author Mats Wahl. After reading thi...more
I was insipired to read this book from the movie that came out last year. I liked the movie (though it had flaws) and I found that it was based off a Swedish play, which was based off this original story by Swedish author Mats Wahl. After reading this, I can see lots of unsound additions to the movie to adapt it to American audiences. However, the book isn't much better. Interesting, but not stellar. No happy ending here: this is definetly not an "American" story (and that's okay)....less
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February 06
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Lexie
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Eclipse (Twilight Series, Book 3)
by Stephenie Meyer
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read in January, 2008
Lexie said:
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
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January 26
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Lexie
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New Moon (Twilight Series, Book 2)
by Stephenie Meyer
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read in January, 2008
Lexie said:
"Finished it in 3 days (560 pages). Absolutely loved it, like the first. It got quite sad after the first chapter, heartbreaking throughout the middle, but you get what you want in the end and it leaves jumping for joy!
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