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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia (Paperback) by Elizabeth Gilbert |
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read in November, 2007
Lauren said:
"A book about Italy and yoga? What's not to like?! The first section was my favorite.
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The Poetry of Pablo Neruda (Paperback) by Pablo Neruda |
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read in July, 2006
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Memoirs of Hadrian (Paperback) by Marguerite Yourcenar |
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read in January, 2005
Lauren said:
"Best read while in Italy... Perhaps an excuse to go there. Visit Hadiran's villa, near Tivoli. Maragaret Yourcenar wrote this book while camped out there.
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The Age of Innocence (Paperback) by Edith Wharton |
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read in February, 2002
Lauren said:
"I am admittedly lacking in rebelliousness; however, I'll recommend that you make like Ellen Olenska and defy society -- in her case, via her choice in flowers and so much more.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback) by Harper Lee |
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read in June, 2000
Lauren said:
"My sisters still remember me reading aloud excerpts of this book (the ham suit!) in the backseat of our rental car as we traveled through Southern France.
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Difficult Loves (Paperback) by Italo Calvino |
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read in January, 2008
Lauren said:
"I read these short stories (in original language) on my bus ride to work to brush up on Italian. The author Italo Calvino is under appreciated in America.
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Perennial Classics) by Steven Pinker |
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read in October, 2002
Lauren said:
"Assigned reading for a linguisitics class that I very much enjoyed.
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Hardcover) by Barack Obama |
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read in June, 2007
Lauren said:
"Although this book is clearly motivated by Obama's political aspirations, it is effective, compelling, and hope-inspiring. I hope you can read it before the election!
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A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman |
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