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Song for the Blue Oc... 07/22 Rita gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas (Paperback)
by Carl Safina
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read in July, 2008

Rita Brinkerhoff Rita said: "Man this is good so far. "
The Secret Life of L... 03/14 Rita is currently reading:
The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean (P.S.)
by Trevor Corson
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read in January, 2008
Redefining Our Relat... 02/26 Rita is currently reading:
Redefining Our Relationships: Guidelines for Responsible Open Relationships (Paperback)
by Wendy-O Matik
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July 22
The Thin Man Rita Brinkerhoff gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Thin Man (Paperback)
by Dashiell Hammett
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read in July, 2008

Rita Brinkerhoff Rita said: "Nora Charles rules, is all. It's not as terse as Jean-Patrick Manchette, but it is also written in english and not french. I can't wait to read more of these damn books. "
Song for the Blue Oc... Rita Brinkerhoff gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas (Paperback)
by Carl Safina
bookshelves: currently-reading
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didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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read in July, 2008

Rita Brinkerhoff Rita said: "Man this is good so far. "
April 30
Kitchen Confidential... Rita Brinkerhoff gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition)
by Anthony Bourdain
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recommended for: fellow lovers of cooking
read in January, 2002

Rita Brinkerhoff Rita said: "Jesus! I have read this book like 5 times. I love kitchens. That is all. "
April 18
Baby Do My Banking Rita Brinkerhoff gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Baby Do My Banking (Baby Be of Use)
by Lisa Brown
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recommended for: bankers!!!
read in January, 2007

Rita Brinkerhoff Rita said: "I keep this on my desk at the bank to entertain my customers! From the back of the book "Are you a parent? Have your finances become a chore? Perhaps you should hand over those onerous fiscal responsibilities to someone with a little more time o...more "
March 30
The Invention of Mor... Rita Brinkerhoff marked as to-read:
The Invention of Morel (New York Review Books Classics)
by Adolfo Bioy Casares
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Invisible Cities Rita Brinkerhoff marked as to-read:
Invisible Cities (Paperback)
by Italo Calvino
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recommended to Rita Brinkerhoff by: Gina
March 25
The Rest Is Noise: L... Rita Brinkerhoff gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
by Alex Ross
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recommended to Rita Brinkerhoff by: the new book shelf at the liberry
read in January, 2008

Rita Brinkerhoff Rita said: "I need to read this from the beginning. I've been dipping into it to learn about all these crazy composers my friends are telling me about. It is totally engaging, but I had to return it to the library. "
March 17
The God Delusion Rita Brinkerhoff marked as to-read:
The God Delusion (Paperback)
by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads author!)
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114982 New comment on jess's review of The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 1)
854712 Rita wrote: "It gets awesome! Wait til you finish the trilogy. It is out of control. AW YEAH! "

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The Egypt Game Rita Brinkerhoff gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Egypt Game (Hardcover)
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Alton Raible (Illustrator)
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read in January, 1988

Rita Brinkerhoff Rita said: "This reminds me of my backyard and my old elementary school pals. All of Zilpha Keatley Snyder's books are rad. Also we studied Egypt when I was doing magical homeschooling, and my entire family had headdresses. I got really good at hieroglyphics. "



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255 Crossroads Infoshop & Radical Bookstore — 10 members — last activity 12/19/2007 09:53PM
We are an independent bookstore located at 3109 Troost Ave. in Kansas City, Missouri. This group is for friends of the bookstore who want to talk abou...more




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