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Near + Far
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Near + Far by Cat Rambo
Near + Far
by Cat Rambo (Goodreads Author)
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
by Robin Sloan (Goodreads Author)
recommended to Halsted by: John
read in March, 2013
Halsted is 49% done with Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: It just keeps getting better. How is this possible?
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
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Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
" 1. People who speak angrily of this book generally haven't read it.

2. Sheryl doesn't have all the answers, but she does have some valuable advice and some important food for thought.

I'd summarize her argument this way: You don't have to be like me... " Read more of this review »
Going Clear by Lawrence Wright
" An important and brave book, one that I'm amazed ever saw the light of day given Scientology's determined (and frightening) efforts to keep this story under wraps. That Wright tries so hard to be even-handed here makes the abuses that much more te... " Read more of this review »
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
" I am so glad this book was recommended to me. It's unforgettable. Now I think I understand a little bit about war. Just a little but
more than yesterday. I do now know a lot more about great writing. "
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“Class is entirely intangible, and the way it affects things isn't subject to scientific analysis, and it's not supposed to be real but it's pervasive and powerful. See; just like magic. (p. 66)”
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“I care more for people in books than the people I see every day.”
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Jo Walton
“If I were omnipotent and omnibenevolent I wouldn't be so damn ineffable.”
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Billy Collins
“You will always be the bread and the knife, not to mention the crystal goblet and—somehow—the wine.”
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“If you love books enough, books will love you back.”
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2013 Reading Challenge
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Halsted has read 8 books toward her goal of 50 books.
 
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2011 Reading Challenge
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Halsted has completed her goal of reading 25 books for the 2011 Reading Challenge!
 
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2012 Reading Challenge
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Halsted has completed her goal of reading 20 books for the 2012 Reading Challenge!
 
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