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Generation Kill 07/24 Jim is currently reading:
Generation Kill (Paperback)
by Evan Wright
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Posthumous Keats: A ... 07/12 Jim is currently reading:
Posthumous Keats: A Personal Biography (Hardcover)
by Stanley Plumly
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Standing In Line for... 07/09 Jim is currently reading:
Standing In Line for the Beast (New Issues Poetry & Prose)
by Jason Bredle
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July 24
Generation Kill Jim is currently reading:
Generation Kill (Paperback)
by Evan Wright
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
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July 12
Posthumous Keats: A ... Jim is currently reading:
Posthumous Keats: A Personal Biography (Hardcover)
by Stanley Plumly
bookshelves: currently-reading
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July 24
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July 09
Standing In Line for... Jim is currently reading:
Standing In Line for the Beast (New Issues Poetry & Prose)
by Jason Bredle
bookshelves: currently-reading, poetry
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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July 07
Quote_tiny Jim added a quote:
""Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." "William Butler Yeats
July 06
Homicide: A Year on ... Jim gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (Paperback)
by David Simon
bookshelves: favoritebooks, randomreads
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Jim Jim said: "Somewhat perversely, this book makes me wish I went to police academy and worked my way up to homicide detective (then again, Simon's afterword tells us that things ain't what they used to be). This is a warts-and-all look at a year in Baltimore's ho...more "
July 03
Alfred and Guinevere Jim gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Alfred and Guinevere (New York Review Books Classics)
by James Schuyler
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Jim Jim said: "Fans of Schuyler's poetry (and J.D. Salinger's short stories) might enjoy this short novel about brother and sister from the city who spend a summer at their Uncle's in the 'burbs. What's For Dinner? seems like a more fully-formed work (whatever that...more "
June 25
Our Secret Disciplin... Jim is currently reading:
Our Secret Discipline: Yeats and Lyric Form (Hardcover)
by Helen Vendler
bookshelves: currently-reading, grad-school-tastic, poetry
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June 22
The Happy Birthday o... Jim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Happy Birthday of Death (Paperback)
by Gregory Corso
bookshelves: currently-reading, grad-school-tastic, poetry
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Jim's favorite quotes

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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
Robert Frost

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"There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics."
Mark Twain

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""Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." "
William Butler Yeats

"I can't even enjoy a blade of grass unless I know there's a subway handy, or a record store or some other sign that people do not totally regret life. It's more important to confirm the least sincere. The clouds get enough attention as it is..."
Frank O'Hara




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Groups_nophoto-25x33 Book Buying Addicts Anonymous — 1026 members — last activity 5 days ago, 05:40AM
For the booklover who reads four or five books at a time, buys just as many at a time and who changes books like he/she changes his/her clothing. If ...more




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