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The Last Fish Tale: ... 07/25 Sarah is currently reading:
The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town (Hardcover)
by Mark Kurlansky
bookshelves: currently-reading, history, non-fiction
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Teckla 02/25 Sarah is currently reading:
Teckla (Vlad Taltos, Book 3)
by Steven Brust
bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy
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read in February, 2008
Modesty Blaise 11/11 Sarah gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Modesty Blaise (Modesty Blaise series)
by Peter O'Donnell
bookshelves: currently-reading, fiction
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July 25
Buying In: The Secre... Sarah gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are (Hardcover)
by Rob Walker (Goodreads author!)
bookshelves: filthylucre, non-fiction
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recommended to Sarah by: consumerist.com
read in July, 2008

Sarah Sarah said: "This is a wonderful look at the modern state of the marketing industry in light of the decline in importance of the thirty-second spot.

As Walker points out, via several choice quotes from articles from the 20's and 30's, the advertising industry ...more
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Mad, Bad and Sad: Wo... Sarah gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Mad, Bad and Sad: Women and the Mind Doctors (Hardcover)
by Lisa Appignanesi
bookshelves: abandoned, history, non-fiction
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read in July, 2008

Sarah Sarah said: "I tried to get through this book. I really, really did, as there's a wonderful amount of information in hear about the history of the psychiatric profession in general, along with numerous case studies of how the mental health field has been applied ...more "
July 17
The Film Club: A Tru... Sarah gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Film Club: A True Story of a Father and Son
by David Gilmour
bookshelves: memoir
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read in July, 2008

Sarah Sarah said: "Picked this up from the library after hearing the author and his son interviewed on PRI's Studio 360. When his son, intelligent but utterly unsuited to learning in a public sc...more "
The Lost Continent: ... Sarah gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America (Paperback)
by Bill Bryson
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read in July, 2008

Sarah Sarah said: "Like any of Bryson's books, there are scathingly accurate observations to be found here. Unfortunately, the ironic tone that usually works for Bryson comes across as pure crankiness in Lost Continent.

I suspect a great deal of this unevenne...more
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Perfumes: The Guide Sarah gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Perfumes: The Guide (Hardcover)
by Luca Turin, Tania Sanchez
bookshelves: non-fiction
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read in June, 2008

Sarah Sarah said: "I don't wear perfume. And yet I need a copy of this book.

It's always a joy to read books from authors who are passionate about their specialty. When those authors are not only passionate, but unafraid to be blunt, you've got a book like Perfumes....more
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July 03
Digital Apollo: Huma... Sarah marked as to-read:
Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Space Flight (Inside Technology)
by David A. Mindell
bookshelves: history, seek-at-library, to-read
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June 19
Pitch Perfect: The Q... Sarah marked as to-read:
Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory (Hardcover)
by Mickey Rapkin
bookshelves: memoir, seek-at-library, to-read
my rating:
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June 11
The Man Who Ate Ever... Sarah gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Man Who Ate Everything (Paperback)
by Jeffrey Steingarten
bookshelves: foodgloriousfood, memoir
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recommended to Sarah by: browsing the public library
read in June, 2008

Sarah Sarah said: "I happened to see this one at the library while picking up another book I had on hold. An entertaining (if slightly dated) collection of columns from Steingarten's stint as food critic for Vogue, I was alternately giggling out loud and reading...more "
Zoo on the Road to N... Sarah marked as to-read:
Zoo on the Road to Nablus: A Story of Survival from the West Bank (Hardcover)
by Amelia Thomas
bookshelves: to-read
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July 25
The Last Fish Tale: ... Sarah is currently reading:
The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town (Hardcover)
by Mark Kurlansky
bookshelves: currently-reading, history, non-fiction
my rating:
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