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Beautiful Evidence 05/29 jonathan is currently reading:
Beautiful Evidence (Hardcover)
by Edward R. Tufte
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Give Our Regards to... 07/25 jonathan gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Give Our Regards to the Atomsmashers!: Writers on Comics (Hardcover)
by Sean Howe
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read in June, 2007

jonathan jonathan said: "I kept this on my bedside table and read it in stints. A mixed bag, but worthwhile if you have any sort of sentimental love for comic books. "
Grid Systems in Grap... 05/29 jonathan is currently reading:
Grid Systems in Graphic Design (Hardcover)
by Josef Müller-Brockmann
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The Brooklyn Follies... jonathan gave 4 of 5 stars to:
The Brooklyn Follies: A Novel (Paperback)
by Paul Auster
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read in June, 2009

jonathan jonathan said: "A relaxed, well-wrought, charming novel that pulled me along for two days as I tore through it. I like Paul Auster, but even if I didn't, this would be an easy book to like. "
April 18
A People's History o... jonathan gave 4 of 5 stars to:
A People's History of American Empire (Paperback)
by Howard Zinn
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read in April, 2009

jonathan jonathan said: "Konopacki and Buhle do Zinn a giant favor by excerpting and condensing his seminal (and lengthy) A People's History of the United States into a manageable—and fun, if "fun" can be applied to a tale of systemic oppression—introduction. I...more "
Born Standing Up: A... jonathan gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Hardcover)
by Steve Martin
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read in March, 2009

jonathan jonathan said: "Nothing too exciting, but a short, pleasant read. "
January 13
Catch-22 jonathan gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by Joseph Heller
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Kitchen Confidential... jonathan gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition)
by Anthony Bourdain
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read in December, 2008

jonathan jonathan said: "Its not hard to see why Kitchen Confidential launched Bourdain's career as a celebrity chef. He writes effortlessly, bringing the reader into the kitchen—and the lifestyle that goes along with it—without artifice, flattery or ego. The only downsi...more "
The E-Myth Revisited... jonathan gave 1 of 5 stars to:
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It (Paperback)
by Michael E. Gerber
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read in December, 2008

jonathan jonathan said: "The E-Myth is of a class of airport traveler business self-help book that's ordinarily so far outside my orbit that I usually don't even have to avoid it. When two intelligent, trusted friends independently recommended this 20-year-old book within a ...more "
October 30, 2008
Halting State jonathan gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Halting State (Hardcover)
by Charles Stross
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read in October, 2008

jonathan jonathan said: "Stross crams a lot into a small book, and the three rotating narrators speaking in the second-person only add to the confusion. Halting state is a kinetic mystery yarn and probably rewards re-reading, and his vision of the future is worth listening ...more "
October 27, 2008
The Last Colony jonathan gave 3 of 5 stars to:
The Last Colony (Hardcover)
by John Scalzi (Goodreads author)
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read in October, 2008

jonathan jonathan said: "Solid, kinetic, fun, and a little claustrophobic--confining the story to just three lead characters keeps it tight, but makes it feel a little small in scope. Scalzi's discipline is impressive: he metes out the literary pyrotechnics at exactly the ri...more "
September 02, 2008
The Ghost Brigades jonathan gave 3 of 5 stars to:
The Ghost Brigades (Mass Market Paperback)
by John Scalzi (Goodreads author)
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read in August, 2008

jonathan jonathan said: "Solid. Not as good as the prior Old Man's War, but a fun read. I tore through it in no time. "
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