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No One Belongs Here... 06/28 Greg is currently reading:
No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories (Hardcover)
by Miranda July
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May 10
In the Lake of the W... Greg gave 3 of 5 stars to:
In the Lake of the Woods (Paperback)
by Tim O'Brien
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read in May, 2009

Greg Greg said: "I can see why my old composition students recommended this book to me...it's a breezy, easy read, but contains lots of thought-type nuggets. A bit too many, actually. One gets tired of the ambiguousnessnessnesseness, or however one is supposed to spe...more "
Assassination Vacati... Greg gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Assassination Vacation (Paperback)
by Sarah Vowell
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read in April, 2009

Greg Greg said: "I thought it was pretty cool that at one point, John Wilkes Booth's brother pulled Abraham Lincoln's son off some train tracks and potentially saved him from grievous harm. I am all about having my historical arcana wrapped up in bits of choice comed...more "
March 21
Who: The A Method fo... Greg gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Who: The A Method for Hiring (Hardcover)
by Geoff Smart
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read in March, 2009

Greg Greg said: "An excellent book for mediocre hiring managers such as myself. It provides a process that I've already started to incorporate, and which shows real results. It definitely helps to eliminate the syndrome of "hiring from the gut," and offer...more "
Devil May Care Greg gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Devil May Care (Hardcover)
by Sebastian Faulks
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read in March, 2009

Greg Greg said: "Disposable yet fun trash. I wish they had made more of the idea of setting a non-Fleming Bond book in the actual Fleming time period of the late 60s--and it does influence the plot a bit, but a little shifting around could easily have made the book c...more "
March 19
All the Pretty Horse... Greg gave 3 of 5 stars to:
All the Pretty Horses (Border Trilogy, Vol 1)
by Cormac McCarthy
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read in March, 2009

Greg Greg said: "I can see why this is one of McCarthy's popular favorites; it's much more romantic and light hearted. For him, that is. Next to Blood Meridian it's practically a Britney Spears album. Still enjoyable, but it putters out towards the end and doesn't ...more "
February 27
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43536 Greg wrote: "Clearly, we concur in regards to this weighty text. "

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February 25
Jennifer Government Greg gave 2 of 5 stars to:
Jennifer Government (Paperback)
by Max Barry
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Greg Greg said: "I have a real problem with books written as though they're begging to be made into movies. Snow Crash mined this territory better, and with more wit and humor. "
January 18
Cloud Atlas Greg gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Cloud Atlas (Paperback)
by David Mitchell
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read in February, 2009

Greg Greg said: "I don't know when I've read a book that knocked the wind out of me as much as this one did. A classic--one of my all-time favorites. His other books are either enjoyable or tedious; it may be a once-in-a-lifetime achievement. I hope not. "
December 14, 2008
Emotional Branding:... Greg gave 2 of 5 stars to:
Emotional Branding: The New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to People (Hardcover)
by Marc Gobe
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read in December, 2008

Greg Greg said: "Never trust a business book where the writer uses an exclamation point every other sentence, or directs you to web sites where he "promises you a good laugh!" "
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