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Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir (Hardcover) by Graham Roumieu (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: best-fucking-book-ever |
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recommended for: Theo
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"I read this book for general everyday guidance and answers to some of the more difficult questions
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Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Hardcover) by Julie Powell bookshelves: about-food |
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read in June, 2007
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"I was captured by this book around page 2 when she wants to bang her head on the ground in the subway like that homeless woman but can't because she's wearing vintage.
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The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones (Hardcover) by Anthony Bourdain bookshelves: about-food |
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read in February, 2007
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A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines (Paperback) by Anthony Bourdain bookshelves: about-food, favorites |
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Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.) by Anthony Bourdain bookshelves: about-food |
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read in November, 2005
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"Chefs really are fucking rock stars. Well, not all chefs. Rachel Ray's not a rock star, but then again she's not really a chef.
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic & Madness and the Fair that Changed America (Audio Cassette) by Erik Larson bookshelves: favorites |
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read in December, 2006
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Thunderstruck (Hardcover) by Erik Larson |
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recommended to Jess by:
I did it to myself
read in November, 2007
Jess said:
"I should have known better. After the success of DWC I'm sure he was just thinking "Hmmm what other technological advance could have happend around the time of another famous (or famously obscure) murder?"
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Thirteen Moons (Hardcover) by Charles Frazier |
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read in October, 2007
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Jess's favorite quotes
""Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.""
— Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto)
— Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto)
"There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches. "
— Ray Bradbury
— Ray Bradbury
"Far better is it to dare mighty things...than to rank with those poor spirits...that know not victory nor defeat"
— WOLVERINES!!!
— WOLVERINES!!!
Jess's groups (recent posts)
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club
— 456 members
— last activity 16 minutes ago
May Book: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Discussion Leader: J-Lynn
June Book: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Discussion Leader: ...more
It's the shizKNIT!!!
— 290 members
— last activity 5 days ago, 12:13PM
Knitters, knitters, knitters! A place to talk knitting, rate knitting books, worship your favorite designers, list your knitting links.
Great Female Protagonists
— 37 members
— last activity 8 days ago, 07:20AM
I love books with great female protagonists, so I thought this could be a group where people can share book recommendations and discuss books for stro...more
The Haiku Lounge
— 32 members
— last activity 9 days ago, 07:54AM
A place to share 5-7-5 goodness, discuss books on haiku, and generally have a good time. We specialize in both themed haiku and free range haiku, wit...more
Sustainable Foodies
— 264 members
— last activity 24 days ago, 08:37PM
A group for people who love food and care about the effects our food choices make on the environment. Vegetarians, vegans, omnivores, gardeners, farm...more
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i just read Anna Karenina this fall!!! Fun. I loved when we moved(you to CO and me To MN) and I got to borrow and read all your books and I am pretty sure I even gave them all back(at Rob's, god I hope you remember that).
i just read Anna Karenina this fall!!! Fun. I loved when we moved(you to CO and me To MN) and I got to borrow and read all your books and I am pretty sure I even gave them all back(at Rob's, god I hope you remember that).
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Jess's friends (25)
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Meagan 262 books 12 friends |
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Olive 51 books 11 friends |
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Signe 117 books 41 friends |
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Matthew 14 books 16 friends |
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Alex 35 books 7 friends |
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kelly 49 books 3 friends |
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Cathleen 3 books 10 friends |
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Christina 84 books 11 friends |
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Jeffrey 73 books 15 friends |
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Graham 11 books 6 friends |
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Leslie 4 books 29 friends |
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Anna 9 books 4 friends |
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Theo 61 books 9 friends |
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Esa 61 books 15 friends |
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Dunny 93 books 11 friends |