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After 13 years of political work, I have reconnected with my love of art and literature, especially poetry, which is the polar opposite of the black/white nature of political discourse. And I participate in a literary discussion group which helped me get over feeling intimidated by poetry -- Szymborska and Heaney are two favorites.

I also have a thing for NYC history, which I find endlessly fascinating.]]> female Washington, DC 02/2007 12/2009 1911198 Jayanti Tamm 77426 Craig Ferguson 30 364 204 true 5732105 read 1 true 13168 currently-reading 159 true 13167 to-read 63 false 4661598 fiction 42 false 2495755 children-s 32 false 4661601 biography-autobiography 24 false 4661511 just-for-fun 16 false 4661540 nyc 16 false 4661591 history 14 false 4661653 women 12 false 4661648 travel 10 false 4661506 activism-nonprofits 8 false 4662030 politics-social-issues 5 false 4661604 food 4 false 4661703 cleveland-ohio 4 false 4661679 art-music 4 false 4661688 poetry 4 false 4662032 reference Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe (Paperback) by Miguel Algarín]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78607408 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171416419s/98471.jpg 6912 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1247709962p2/6912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6912-tracy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:49:17 -0800 Patpong Sisters: An American Woman's View of the Bangkok Sex World (Paperback) by Cleo Odzer]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78605602 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223635996s/769449.jpg 6912 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1247709962p2/6912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6912-tracy Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:04:56 -0800
What we have here is proof that money (in this case, a grant) allows people to be "experts" on things they know nothing about. As I once heard a woman fr...more...]]> American on Purpose (Hardcover) by Craig Ferguson]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69039343 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255569840s/6404621.jpg 6912 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1247709962p2/6912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6912-tracy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:24:05 -0800 The Sea (Paperback) by John Banville]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33857485 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030165s/3656.jpg 6912 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1247709962p2/6912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6912-tracy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:25:17 -0800 My Booky Wook: A Memoir Of Sex, Drugs, and Stand-Up (Hardcover) by Russell Brand]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76175244 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255669060s/3840810.jpg 6912 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1247709962p2/6912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6912-tracy Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:17:56 -0800 more...]]> Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin (Hardcover) by Kathy Griffin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69039377 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255577645s/6534932.jpg 6912 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1247709962p2/6912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6912-tracy Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:00:31 -0700 more...]]> Cartwheels in a Sari: A Memoir of Growing Up Cult (Hardcover) by Jayanti Tamm]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71193464 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255658005s/4589384.jpg 6912 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1247709962p2/6912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6912-tracy Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:42:38 -0700
The book's descriptions of those on the inside ...more...]]>