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Starting Strength: B... 04/15 John is currently reading:
Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training (Paperback)
by Mark Rippetoe
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The Complete Idiot's... 01/28 John is currently reading:
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess, Third Edition (Paperback)
by Patrick Wolff
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Sense and Sensibilit... 03/26 John is currently reading:
Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)
by Jane Austen
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June 15
The Number Devil: A ... John gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure (Paperback)
by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
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John John said: "Book for kids, but I really enjoyed it. I look fwd to seeing if the kids like it. Cool introduction to math elements like the Fabonacci sequence that most people, especially a kid, would know nothing about. Excellent for the mathematically challen...more "
May 14
5345 New comment on Bill's review of The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Nophoto-m-25x33 John wrote: "Interesting conclusion, Bill. More interesting still is that you came to it from reading a Grisham ...more "

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May 06
The Brothers Karamaz... John added:
The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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recommended to John by: Blair Bybee
read in May, 2008

John John said: "It has taken me like nine months to muddle my way through this. I have heard from several people of whom I greatly respect the opinions that this is one of the greatest books ever written. That may be so, but I'll need a greater education in fictio...more "
April 15
Starting Strength: B... John is currently reading:
Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training (Paperback)
by Mark Rippetoe
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April 10
Made to Stick: Why S... John marked as to-read:
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
by Chip Heath, Dan Heath
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John John said: "Chip's class was one of my favorites in business school. He has a great way of seeing the world. "
Nudge: Improving Dec... John marked as to-read:
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Hardcover)
by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
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John John said: "Thaler is an endless source of interesting anecdotes and potentially useful wisdom. "
March 26
Sense and Sensibilit... John is currently reading:
Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)
by Jane Austen
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8600 New comment on John's review of Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Nophoto-m-25x33 John wrote: "I enjoyed it. I thought it was funny and moderately insightful. For someone that cringes when peop...more "

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Lone Survivor: The E... John marked as to-read:
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (Hardcover)
by Marcus Luttrell
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March 13
On Food and Cooking:... John is currently reading:
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by Harold McGee
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