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Twilight 09/27 James is currently reading:
Twilight (Twilight Series, Book 1)
by Stephenie Meyer
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A Short History of N... 06/07 James is currently reading:
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by Bill Bryson
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September 06
Somewhere In The Dar... James gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Somewhere In The Darkness (Mass Market Paperback)
by Walter Dean Myers
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James James said: "A short, quiet book about an estranged father and son and a cross-country journey. Didn't go to the places I expected it to go, and I'm excited about teaching it to my 9th graders this year. Not my favorite by Myers, but I plan on reading more by h...more "
August 30
The Runner: A True A... James gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Runner: A True Account of the Amazing Lies and Fantastical Adventures of the Ivy League Impostor James Hogue (Hardcover)
by David Samuels
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James James said: "Started out promising, but didn't ultimately come together cohesively for my liking.

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August 22
562640 New comment on Christine's review of Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks
381252 James wrote: "Are you enjoying this book? I learned a ton of new stuff and plenty of trivia with it.

best, james "

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We Wish to Inform Yo... James gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda (Paperback)
by Philip Gourevitch
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read in August, 2008

James James said: "A very serious, powerful look at the genocide in Rwanda in the mid nineties.
I'm amazed at how little I knew about the conflict at the time, and how little I know now, 14 years later. I liked how the author interjected himself into the piece, dis...more "
August 15
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August 13
223428 New comment on Whitney's review of Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
381252 James wrote: "Whitney--

How is this book? I kind of want to read it. I think I'll get it from the library. Web...more "

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Benjamin Franklin: A... James marked as to-read:
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
by Walter Isaacson
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Truman James marked as to-read:
Truman (Paperback)
by David McCullough
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John Adams James marked as to-read:
John Adams (Paperback)
by David McCullough
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Team of Rivals: The... James gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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read in August, 2008

James James said: "I learned more about Abraham Lincoln, American history circa 1830--1865, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the Civil War, and the end of the war from reading this epic book than I ever learned from all my years of school.

An extremely powerful and clea...more "




James's favorite quotes

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"If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that."
— Stephen King

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"It's no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently or if your favorite films wouldn't even speak to each other if they met at a party."
— Nick Hornby

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"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
— William Faulkner

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"Memory believes before knowing remembers."
— William Faulkner (Light in August)

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""It is the writer's privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart.""
— William Faulkner




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