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April 16
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Allen
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to:
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by Khaled Hosseini
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April 15
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Allen
is currently reading:
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself (Hardcover)
by Alan Alda
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Allen
gave
to:
Lord Jim (Hardcover)
by Joseph Conrad
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read in March, 2008
Allen said:
"I listened to the audio book and want the read the printed version to pick up what I missed. Enjoyed the rise and fall of fortunes of "Lord" Jim.
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Allen
added:
Letter to the President-Elect
by Madeline Albright
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read in January, 2008
Allen said:
"Madeline Albright is very pragmatic in her description of the realities facing the new president as contrasted to the positioning games on the campaign trail. Terrific down-to-earth decisions that an effective president must make. Sobering and funy...more
Madeline Albright is very pragmatic in her description of the realities facing the new president as contrasted to the positioning games on the campaign trail. Terrific down-to-earth decisions that an effective president must make. Sobering and funy at the same time....less
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Allen
gave
to:
Two Years Before the Mast and Twenty-Four Years After: Part 23 Harvard Classics (Hardcover)
by R. H. Dana
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read in April, 2008
Allen said:
"You really get to know the language of sailing the oceans while reading this book. The author uses all the correct terminology when describing events at sea. Dramatic and colorful - how else could it be when facing the Gods of Weather while bobbing...more
You really get to know the language of sailing the oceans while reading this book. The author uses all the correct terminology when describing events at sea. Dramatic and colorful - how else could it be when facing the Gods of Weather while bobbing in a wooden cork?...less
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March 12
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Allen
gave
to:
Wait Till Next Year (Paperback)
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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read in January, 2002
Allen said:
"Having been a fan of the great Brooklyn Dodgers as a child and listening raptly to their titanic struggles against the Goliath New York Yankees, I was astounded that a young girl was just as rapt as I. Pultizer prize-winning author Doris Kearns Good...more
Having been a fan of the great Brooklyn Dodgers as a child and listening raptly to their titanic struggles against the Goliath New York Yankees, I was astounded that a young girl was just as rapt as I. Pultizer prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin grew up in Brooklyn and was taught by her father how to keep official scoring sheets. She would listen to all the Dodger games during the afternoon after school and score them and tell the entire story to her father when he came home from work....less
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March 01
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Allen
gave
to:
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Hardcover)
by Barack Obama
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Allen said:
"Obama lays out his political perspectives and what needs to change in Washington. Good stuff, good man, ready to be the next President.
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February 17
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Allen
gave
to:
Busting Vegas: A True Story of Monumental Excess, Sex, Love, Violence, and Beating the Odds (Paperback)
by Ben Mezrich
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has a copy to sell/swap
Allen said:
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
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Allen
added:
The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics (Hardcover)
by Michael Shermer
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read in April, 2008
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January 24
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Allen
gave
to:
Living History (Paperback)
by Hillary Rodham Clinton
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read in January, 2006
Allen said:
"I was surprised to learn from her book about the reservations she had about getting serious with Bill after dating him so long. She had a lot of goals of her own to achieve. She wrote very candidly and with knowledge of the issues. I thought she r...more
I was surprised to learn from her book about the reservations she had about getting serious with Bill after dating him so long. She had a lot of goals of her own to achieve. She wrote very candidly and with knowledge of the issues. I thought she revealed enough to be forthright and not so much as to pander to baser interests....less
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