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Stilwell and the Ame... 01/21 Mjb237 is currently reading:
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 (Paperback)
by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
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Busting Vegas: A Tru... Mjb237 gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Busting Vegas: A True Story of Monumental Excess, Sex, Love, Violence, and Beating the Odds (Paperback)
by Ben Mezrich
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read in September, 2007

Mjb237 Mjb237 said: "Entertaining and forgettable read. Pretty interesting to see how they manipulated the mathematics of BlackJack to their favor. Couldn't help, however, but picture the protagonist as this trenchcoated computer jock embellishing stories about himself...more "
Winners Never Cheat:... Mjb237 gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Winners Never Cheat: Everyday Values We Learned as Children (But May Have Forgotten)
by Jon M. Huntsman
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read in July, 2006

Mjb237 Mjb237 said: "Good anecdotes from one of the most successful and respectable tycoons out there. "
Life of Pi Mjb237 gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Life of Pi (Mass Market Paperback)
by Yann Martel
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read in August, 2006

Mjb237 Mjb237 said: "Could not set the thing down after I got through the first 100 pages or so. "
White Noise Mjb237 gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
White Noise (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
by Don DeLillo
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read in July, 2006

Mjb237 Mjb237 said: "An entertaining and thought-provoking (yet not pretentious) modern classic. I loved reading this thing and analyzing everything for symbolism--as if I were back in AP English in high school or something. "
The Bourne Identity Mjb237 gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Bourne Identity (Paperback)
by Robert Ludlum
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read in July, 2007

Mjb237 Mjb237 said: "Sorry, I just couldn't get into this thing. I guess I'm fully in the "movies are better" camp on this one. "
Stilwell and the Ame... Mjb237 is currently reading:
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 (Paperback)
by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
bookshelves: currently-reading
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Oracle Bones: A Jour... Mjb237 gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present (Hardcover)
by Peter Hessler
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read in November, 2007

Mjb237 Mjb237 said: "Liked the stories from the Chinese side of the North Korea border and the consistent portrayal of political events from the Chinese viewpoint. Never got into the whole archealogical-bone-fragments theme, but liked the stories of real people migratin...more "
River Town: Two Year... Mjb237 gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)
by Peter Hessler
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recommended for: Folks going to China anytime soon
read in October, 2007

Mjb237 Mjb237 said: "A very readable glimpse into Chinese attitudes toward life and the Western World. Accomplishes the purpose of any textbook-style guide, but through interesting, real-life stories. "
The Kite Runner Mjb237 gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by Khaled Hosseini
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read in June, 2007



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