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Angle of Repose 05/16 Ben gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Angle of Repose (Contemporary American Fiction)
by Wallace Stegner
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August 18
Hedge Knight II: Swo... Ben Mullins gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword Premiere HC (Hedge Knight II)
by George R.R. Martin, Ben Avery, Mike S. Miller
bookshelves: graphic-novels
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August 16
Magyk Ben Mullins gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Magyk (Septimus Heap, Book 1)
by Angie Sage
bookshelves: kids---older
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read in August, 2008

Ben Mullins Ben said: "An enjoyable, though a bit breezy, kids fantasy with plenty of thriller devices used in the plot. "
August 14
Complete Peanuts, Th... Ben Mullins gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Complete Peanuts, The, 1950-1952 (Hardcover)
by Charles M. Schulz, Seth, Garrison Keillor
bookshelves: humor
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August 10
Survival of the Sick... Ben Mullins gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Hardcover)
by Sharon Moalem
bookshelves: science
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read in August, 2008

Ben Mullins Ben said: "This book is written for novices; the plus being that it is easily understandable, the minus being that is sometimes seems too simple. Having said that there was hardly a chapter that went by that I wasn't amazed at least a couple of times by the id...more "
August 01
Sit Down and Shut Up... Ben Mullins gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye (Paperback)
by Brad Warner
bookshelves: religion---philosophy
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read in July, 2008

Ben Mullins Ben said: "By far the best book on Zen or Buddhism that I have encountered. This book will have a prominent place on my book shelves since I will no doubt pick it up again and again. "
July 05
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"To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of the idea of what it means to be truly happy or content. "Lieh Tzu
June 29
Chronicle of a Death... Ben Mullins gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Paperback)
by Gabriel García Márquez
bookshelves: fiction-lit
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read in June, 2008
June 26
The Death of Ivan Il... Ben Mullins gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Bantam Classics)
by Leo Tolstoy
bookshelves: fiction-lit
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read in June, 2008
The Pokey Little Pup... Ben Mullins gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Pokey Little Puppy (A Little Golden Book Classic)
by Janette Sebring Lowrey
bookshelves: kids---younger
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Ben's favorite quotes

"Oh, well, of course everything looks bad if you remember it."
— Homer Simpson

"The state of ambiguity - that messy, greasy, mixed-up, confused, and awful situation you're living through right now - is enlightenment itself."
Brad Warner

"The thickest veils between man and Allah are the wise man's wisdom, the worshiper's worship, and the devotion of the devout. "
— Bayazid Bistami

"To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of the idea of what it means to be truly happy or content. "
Lieh Tzu




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04/28/2008 02:22PM

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04/11/2008 01:51PM

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