false 50 135 130 true 5745775 read 1 true 809477 currently-reading 4 true 809476 to-read 2 false 809499 cookbooks 2 false 809482 academic <![CDATA[Jonathan added 'Excel Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68638232 Excel Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools (Paperback) by Raina Hawley
]]> <![CDATA[Jonathan added 'The Old Man and The Sea']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73886003 The Old Man and The Sea (Paperback) by Ernest Hemingway
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]]> <![CDATA[Jonathan added 'Poetics']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32535778 Poetics (Paperback) by Aristotle
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]]> <![CDATA[Jonathan added 'The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45243781 to: The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket (Hardcover) by Trevor Corson
This book is well written, engaging, and well organized. Weaving three lines of information together - the story of a class at the California Sushi Academy, the history of Sushi, and the science behind the various sushi that we eat, I learned a lot, engaged with the characters, and always looked forward to picking the book up again after I put it down. Recommended without reservation. ]]> <![CDATA[Jonathan is on page 131 of The Zen of Fish: The... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45243781 Jonathan is on page 131 of 288 of The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket ]]> <![CDATA[Jonathan added 'Eleven Minutes: A Novel']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43561961 to: Eleven Minutes: A Novel (P.S.) by Paulo Coelho
Many pearls of wisdom in this book, ruminations on love, sex, and how they overlap. A very fast read, a very strong narrative voice, and worth reading. ]]> <![CDATA[Jonathan added 'On The Wealth of Nations']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38785006 to: On The Wealth of Nations (Books That Changed the World) by P.J. O'Rourke
PJ O'Rourke's comedic style brings clarity to an otherwise dry subject - "on the wealth of nations." Smith's original text is a bit dry, but O'Rourke's reading makes it accessible to a modern audience while retaining the messages found within. Highly recommended. ]]> <![CDATA[Jonathan Swerdloff installed the Goodreads Facebook Application]]> http://apps.facebook.com/good_reads/ check it out » ]]> <![CDATA[Jonathan added 'Eastern Standard Tribe']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32531672 Eastern Standard Tribe (Paperback) by Cory Doctorow
I preferred "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom" but this is a pretty engrossing novel. Very fast read. ]]>