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Stories of God: A Ne... 06/01 Shannon gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Stories of God: A New Translation (Paperback)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
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The Return of the Pr... 06/01 Shannon is currently reading:
The Return of the Prodigal Son (Paperback)
by Henri J.M. Nouwen
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Shannon Shannon said: "Revisiting the parable through the painting "
Ways of Seeing 03/10 Shannon is currently reading:
Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
by John Berger
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read in February, 2008

Shannon Shannon said: "Great for art-lovers! All about perception, visuality, and the traditions that frame the way we view/experience/value art and images. Berger's socio-political assessments are very interesting and challenging. I disagree w/ him on many points, espe...more "



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June 30
419wrsfes0l New comment on Peter's review of The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
386029 Shannon wrote: "Will keep you posted. Have you read any Richard Wilbur? A dear friend gave me a taste and it left ...more "

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260196 Shannon read and liked Peter's review of The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke:

"I'm racing my way up to page 43 so far (it's been about 5 months). It's funny, his poems are so image intensive, I never really know how to read, say, 20 at one sitting. That said, here's one of the three I read this morning--its images have some r...more "
June 19
Democracy Matters: W... Shannon marked as to-read:
Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism (Paperback)
by Cornel West
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June 01
The Writing Life Shannon marked as to-read:
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by Annie Dillard
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The Alchemist Shannon gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Alchemist (Plus)
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
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Hiroshima Mon Amour Shannon gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Hiroshima Mon Amour (Paperback)
by Marguerite Duras
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Shannon Shannon said: "This was the first piece of literature that I read IN FRENCH! I loved it so much and the thrill of finally being able to read such works in their original form, it inspired me to minor in French and then live and study in Paris for 4 months in 2000. "
Things Fall Apart Shannon gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Things Fall Apart (Paperback)
by Chinua Achebe
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Writing Down the Bon... Shannon gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
by Natalie Goldberg
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The Bean Trees Shannon gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Bean Trees (Paperback)
by Barbara Kingsolver
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Shannon Shannon said: "Kingsolver is a gift to the world of contemporary fiction. "
Pigs in Heaven Shannon gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Pigs in Heaven (Paperback)
by Barbara Kingsolver
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from Shannon
01/07/2008 07:23AM

386029 Oh Kelly, have no fear! I'm about to post a bunch of the lame textbooks from last semester just so I don't look like a chump for not having finished any other reading besides my grad school onslaught in the past 3 months :( I love that you've joined!

from Kelly
01/07/2008 01:08AM

Nophoto-f-50x66 I finally joined! :) Now I am some pathetic lame-o with only two books that I am currently wading through....self-help books, no less....drat the dullness, drat it all! :)

















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