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10/15
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The Revenge of the Donut Boys: True Stories of Lust, Fame, Survival and Multiple Personality (Paperback) by Mike Sager bookshelves: currently-reading |
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10/15
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White Noise (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Don DeLillo bookshelves: currently-reading |
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A Million Little Pieces (Paperback) by James Frey |
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recommended for: Nobody, really
read in January, 2005 
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"In my defense, the main reason I read this before the revelation that the contents inside are essentially horseshit was because I'm a voyeur and a gorehound and get cheap thrills from reading about other people's problems. Long, graphic and bloody ac...more
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The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom (Paperback) by Sandra Mackey |
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"Accounts of life inside closed societies like prisons, religious cults/sects and dictatorships are fascinating to me, and hey, Saudi Arabia's a two-fer! A good look at day-to-day life inside the kingdom and the appalling social conditions within.
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Shantaram (Paperback) by Gregory David Roberts |
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Under the Banner of Heaven (Paperback) by Jon Krakauer |
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Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection (Paperback) by Gerald L. Posner |
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Bad Lands (Lonely Planet) (Travel Literature) by Tony Wheeler |
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recommended for: Travel fans
read in May, 2007
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"Kind of in the same vein of "The World's Most Dangerous Places." Covers the usual stops you expect in a book like this, and adds destinations you don't see as often, like Albania.
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Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk (50th Anniversary Edition) by William S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris |
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read in January, 1992
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback) by William S. Burroughs |
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read in January, 1991
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Speed and Kentucky Ham (Paperback) by William S. Burroughs Jr. bookshelves: to-read |
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The Curse of Lono (Hardcover) by Hunter S. Thompson |
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recommended for: Ralph Steadman fans
read in January, 1992
Brian said:
"The illustrations are almost more disturbing than the text. Not quite as funny as the Las Vegas trip, but it's close.
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