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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

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Lara is currently reading: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Lara rated a book 3 of 5 stars Your Dog Is Your Mirror: The Emotional Capacity of Our Dogs and Ourselves by Kevin Behan read in July, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
"Burying the Lead" Throughout most of this book I got a very vivid picture of Mr. Behan's childhood and his relationship with his father. I got a less vivid picture of his dog theory. I think this is because the book was poorly edited. There's good or...more
Jul 31, 2012 10:46pm · see review
Lara made a comment on Genevieve's review of Everything That Rises Must Converge "My favorite. But if you read one Flannery O'Connor story make it "Good Country People". "
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Lara marked as to-read: The Man With the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 23, 2012 11:48am
Lara marked as to-read: The Collected Stories by Eudora Welty	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Lara marked as to-read: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Lara rated a book 3 of 5 stars The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1) by Suzanne Collins read in June, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Considering how much the characters eat, I'm surprised we never see them poop.
Jun 28, 2012 11:11am · see review
Lara liked a quote “Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” — Groucho Marx like
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Lara marked as to-read: Why Evolution Is True by Jerry A. Coyne	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of daily life.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

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