false 16 82 69 true 5707857 read 4 true 905393 currently-reading 9 true 905392 to-read 3 false 3875390 education http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76255620 to: The Zimmermann Telegram (Paperback) by Barbara W. Tuchman
Not The Guns of August, but Tuchman sure can make history fun. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76255531 to: The Forever War (Hardcover) by Dexter Filkins
Intense, riveting, and pretty darn depressing. Filkins doesn't try to interpret or even understand Iraq or Afghanistan, he just seems to need to put it all down on paper. Makes for an engrossing, scary read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69369513 As I Lay Dying (Paperback) by William Faulkner
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69369349 to: Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History (Paperback) by Erik Larson
Entertainingly written non-fiction account of a devastating and forgotten natural disaster. Larson manages to make weather an enthralling antagonist. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69369261 to: Deep Six (Dirk Pitt, #7) by Clive Cussler
Spectacularly bad and entertaining summer reading. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69369014 to: As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires (Hardcover) by Bruce Weber
At first I thought this book was a waste of time, but Weber makes a good case that even the most rabid baseball fans know almost nothing about umpiring, despite the fact that umpires are at the heart of the game. As a baseball nerd I enjoyed the different perspectives on famous incidents (Robby Alomar spitting on an ump, George Brett rushing one in the Pine Tar game) but I doubt most folks will love this book. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69368958 to: Ethan Frome (Paperback) by Edith Wharton
Unnervingly bleak portrait of New England and relationships. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69368843 to: The Echo Maker: A Novel (Hardcover) by Richard Powers
Pretty good start at a literary mystery that ends up with an average resolution and far too much psycho babble. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67051406 to: The Broom of the System (Paperback) by David Foster Wallace
Weird, hilarious, but pretty uneven. The story may not make much sense and have any resolution, but the dialogue sure is hilarious. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63849839 Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Paperback) by Michael Lewis
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