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On the Road 07/23 Dufour gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
On the Road (Paperback)
by Jack Kerouac
bookshelves: contemporary-american-lit, currently-reading, existentialism
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The Killer Inside Me 07/23 Dufour is currently reading:
The Killer Inside Me (Paperback)
by Jim Thompson
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July 23
On the Road Dufour gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
On the Road (Paperback)
by Jack Kerouac
bookshelves: contemporary-american-lit, currently-reading, existentialism
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
The Killer Inside Me Dufour is currently reading:
The Killer Inside Me (Paperback)
by Jim Thompson
bookshelves: crime, currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Bandits Dufour gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Bandits (Mass Market Paperback)
by Elmore Leonard
bookshelves: crime
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Dufour Dufour said: "This is definitely one of Leonard's better tales. It's a caper/heist at its heart, but Dutch's treatment of old New Orleans is a lot of fun to experience for this southern boy. AWESOME, AWESOME jokes and comedy in this one, most from Jack's heist par...more "
Starman: The Complet... Dufour marked as to-read:
Starman: The Complete Saga Vol. 1 (Hardcover)
by James Robinson, Tony Harris
bookshelves: to-read
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July 16
1984 Dufour gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
1984 (Paperback)
by George Orwell
bookshelves: classic-lit, sci-fi
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Dufour Dufour said: "What else need be said about this classic? I love that not only was Orwell a fantastic storyteller, but he also had such a demonstrable love of the English language. You can really tell it from the way he writes. "
June 30
Glitz Dufour gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Glitz (Paperback)
by Elmore Leonard
bookshelves: crime
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read in June, 2008

Dufour Dufour said: "I hate to call anything Leonard writes as run-of-the-mill, because even his crappy efforts are a million times better than half the crime fiction on the shelf these days. But GLITZ is kind of a chill novel: good for lazy reading by the pool with beer...more "
June 24
The Starfish and the... Dufour gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations (Hardcover)
by Ori Brafman (Goodreads author!), Rod A. Beckstrom
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June 20
The Proud Highway: S... Dufour marked as to-read:
The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 (Paperback)
by Hunter S. Thompson
bookshelves: to-read
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Songs of the Doomed ... Dufour marked as to-read:
Songs of the Doomed : More Notes on the Death of the American Dream (Paperback)
by Hunter S. Thompson
bookshelves: to-read
my rating:
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Fear and Loathing in... Dufour marked as to-read:
Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist (Paperback)
by Hunter S. Thompson
bookshelves: to-read
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Dufour's favorite quotes

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"Without music, life would be a mistake."
Friedrich Nietzsche

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"I love mankind, it's people I can't stand."
Charles M. Schulz

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"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."
Ray Bradbury

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"I didn't lie! I just created fiction with my mouth! "
Homer

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"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."
Aristotle




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01/31/2008 07:55AM

859178 I LOVE THIS!!! Such a great idea, a social networking service for books. Brilliant!!!!

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01/31/2008 07:36AM

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