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| February 16 | ||
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A Drinking Life: A Memoir (Paperback) by Pete Hamill |
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read in February, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap
Robb said:
"The New York based writer Pete Hamill's drinking and the adverse effects it has had on his lifetime and the colorful characters all around him. From his roots growing up on the tough streets of Brooklyn, working in the Navy shipyards, learning to dr...more
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| February 14 | ||
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (Hardcover) by Marcus Luttrell |
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The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan |
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read in December, 2007, has a copy to sell/swap
Robb said:
"If you ever cared about where the food you eat originates from then this is the book for you. Excellent read and made me conscious of reading food labels before I add that item to my grocery cart.
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A Confederacy of Dunces (Paperback) by John Kennedy Toole |
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recommended to Robb by:
Jon Tojek and Stewart McSherry
read in February, 2008
Robb said:
" This book takes place in New Orleans and follows the ridiculous life of Ignatius Reilly and the kooks that surround him. It's amazing how much he gets away with through the whole book. This book is absolutely absurd and I always felt repulsion with...more
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| January 24 | ||
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The Winter of Our Discontent (Paperback) by John Steinbeck |
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read in January, 2001, has a copy to sell/swap
Robb said:
"This Steinbeck novel is probably the least popular of the books he's written which made it such a surprise after reading it. A real gem among "Grapes of Wrath", Cannery Row and his other favorites. A discontent grocery clerk tends a shop on...more
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Paperback) by Salman Rushdie |
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read in April, 2007
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| January 21 | ||
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Bangkok 8: A Novel (Paperback) by John Burdett |
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read in January, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap
Robb said:
"This book definitely falls into the paperback/dime store/pulp fiction category. A Thai Detective and a female FBI agent investigating a murder against the backdrop of modern day Bangkok. A gritty landscape and the descriptions of the environment/char...more
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