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<![CDATA[Jim added 'Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78090842
to: Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution (Hardcover)byNick Lane
very interesting so far
discusses more recent advances with 1st chapter about the origins of life
now on DNA
writing style is good and makes things understandable to a point
interesting/informative throughout but some parts are fairly difficult
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<![CDATA[Jim added 'The Ridiculous Race']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78565157
The Ridiculous Race (Paperback)
bySteve Hely bookshelves: to-read
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<![CDATA[new comment from Jim]]>
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7371-what-are-you-reading
Jim made a comment in the BOOK-A-HOLICS group:
LIFE ASCENDIING by Nick Lane
it's about the key steps in evolution for the origins of life,DNA, movement, complex cells all the way through death
very interesting but takes a lot of attention
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<![CDATA[Jim added 'The Road to Ruin']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78429306
The Road to Ruin (Dortmunder Novels (Paperback))
byDonald E. Westlake bookshelves: currently-reading
as usual witty, funny and insightful even if not serious crime
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http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78429306
Jim
is on page 58 of 416 of
The Road to Ruin
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<![CDATA[Jim added 'Hit and Run']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78091331
to: Hit and Run (Hardcover)byLawrence Block
Block always delivers a strong story that's interesting with strong character development plus a plot that entertains and has twists that keep twisting
writing is also 1st rate as always with Block
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<![CDATA[new comment from Jim]]>
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6491-any-fans-of-british-mystery-who-is-your-favorite-author
Jim made a comment in the mystery lovers group:
Lil wrote: "Has anyone discovered Simon Beckett? I read "The Chemistry of Death" and "Written in Bone" - both are reminiscent of Patricia Cornwell when she was still on top of her game.
Once I got to the las..."
I loved WRITTEN IN BONE
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<![CDATA[new comment from Jim]]>
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/55595-what-books-actually-made-good-movies
Jim made a comment in the Literature & Film group:
CASABLANCA and THE BIG SLEEP were great books that were made into great movies
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<![CDATA[Jim voted on a poll]]>
http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/26037-should-we-continue-having-a-book-of-the-month
Jim
voted on the poll:
Should we continue having a book of the month?
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<![CDATA[Jim added 'Fatal Remedies']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77983758
to: Fatal Remedies (Commissario Brunetti #8)byDonna Leon
Leon always seems to make her books interesting with twists and life like portraits of real people doing what real people do in real life
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