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July 28
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Shane
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Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World (Paperback)
by Margaret MacMillan
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read in July, 2008
Shane said:
"A great in-depth analysis of the Versailles Treaty and the fierce negotiations behind it. The negotiations of these 6 months in 1919 still leave a huge impact on today's geopolitical events throughout the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and...more
A great in-depth analysis of the Versailles Treaty and the fierce negotiations behind it. The negotiations of these 6 months in 1919 still leave a huge impact on today's geopolitical events throughout the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and even East Asia. Also, MacMillan presents a well-researched documentation of how these negotiations affected the decisions that led to World War 2. ...less
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Shane
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Gang Leader for a Day (Hardcover)
by Sudhir Venkatesh
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Shane
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by Michael Pollan
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June 22
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Shane
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The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Hardcover)
by Timothy Ferriss
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Shane said:
"I liked the principles in the book, for the most part, but it didn't dramatically alter my worldview. I already value my time more than my money, and appreciated some of the basic advice for freeing up time. But as someone for whom reading the news i...more
I liked the principles in the book, for the most part, but it didn't dramatically alter my worldview. I already value my time more than my money, and appreciated some of the basic advice for freeing up time. But as someone for whom reading the news isn't "work," and doesn't use email at work and only to keep in touch with family, the idea of limiting my exposure to information to save time isn't really something I care to do. I don't mind that much of my leisure time is spent reading op-eds and nonfiction books.
In the end, I enjoy Ferriss's productivity tips and the material he posts on his blog, but I still believe it's very possible to find a job that I enjoy enough to where I'd want to work more than 4 hours per week, so the end state or goal that is at the center of the book isn't something that I think is the ideal for myself....less
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Shane
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The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order (Hardcover)
by Parag Khanna
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May 18
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Shane
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Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws Up the Democrats (Hardcover)
by Matthew Yglesias
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May 08
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Shane
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Still Broken: A Recruit's Inside Account of Intelligence Failures, from Baghdad to the Pentagon (Hardcover)
by A. J. Rossmiller
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January 23
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Shane
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Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World (Hardcover)
by Margaret MacMillan
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read in January, 2008
Shane said:
"This was an eye-opening, well-researched book on the beginning of the normalization between the People's Republic of China and the United States and how it fit into the dynamic of the Cold War. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in Sino-American r...more
This was an eye-opening, well-researched book on the beginning of the normalization between the People's Republic of China and the United States and how it fit into the dynamic of the Cold War. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in Sino-American relations or the Cold War in general....less
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December 17, 2007
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Shane
is currently reading:
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (Hardcover)
by Daniel C. Dennett
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Shane
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Guns, Germs, and Steel (Paperback)
by Jared Diamond
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read in November, 2007
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