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06/18
Christopher
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From Naked Ape to Superspecies: Humanity and the Global EcoCrisis (Paperback) by David Suzuki bookshelves: currently-reading |
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11/03
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Woyzeck and Other Writings (Suhrkamp/Insel Series in German Literature) by Georg Büchner bookshelves: currently-reading |
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The Tao of Pooh (Paperback) by Benjamin Hoff |
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read in May, 2005
Christopher said:
"Probably my favourite book on the topic of Daoism and Winnie the Pooh. At the same time.
Possesses a subtle and entrancing magic. " |
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Christopher
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From Naked Ape to Superspecies: Humanity and the Global EcoCrisis (Paperback) by David Suzuki bookshelves: currently-reading |
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| April 24 | ||
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marked as to-read:
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Hardcover) by Michael Pollan bookshelves: to-read |
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| April 21 | ||
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The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics (Paperback) by William Easterly bookshelves: to-read |
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marked as to-read:
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time (Paperback) by Jeffrey Sachs bookshelves: to-read |
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| April 15 | ||
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Fast Food Nation (Paperback) by Eric Schlosser |
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recommended for: Anyone who eats and lives in the west
read in August, 2004
Christopher said:
"One of the most even-handed books I have ever read, and on the highly charged topic of fast food. Vast in scope, touches on most of western food production including non-fast food.
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Christopher
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback) by Douglas R. Hofstadter |
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recommended to Christopher by:
Chris Cudahy
recommended for: Everyone capable of thought read in April, 2008
Christopher said:
"Probably the most amazing non-fiction book ever written in the english language. Each chapter blows my mind enough that I had to occasionally had to take months off of reading it to absorb. The most rigorous and multidimensional collection of ideas...more
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| April 04 | ||
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Cryptonomicon (Mass Market Paperback) by Neal Stephenson |
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read in March, 2008
Christopher said:
"Seriously amazing. The only thing holding it back from five stars is that it might be an acquired taste. Manages to be about world war two, soldering, crypto, high-tech finance, the 40s, the 80s, the male perspective on sex, tolkien, greek myth.......more
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| January 05 | ||
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Christopher
read and liked
Irene's
review of His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, Book 1):
"I wasn't expecting much when I picked up His Majesty's Dragon. To tell the truth, if I'd seen it in a bookstore, I wouldn't have picked it up. But it was recommended to me by a reliable source as a better alternative to Eragon, and it was a hi...more " | |
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