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	08/11 Margaret is currently reading: Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking (Hardcover) by Andy Sernovitz bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	05/18 Margaret is currently reading: Empire of Lies: The Truth About China in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover) by Guy Sorman bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	02/01 Margaret gave to: Civilization in the West, Combined Volume (7th Edition) (MyHistoryLab Series) by Mark Kishlansky, Patrick Geary, Patricia O'Brien bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	Margaret said: "I refer to this when I want to see the historical context for contemporary societal patterns, or when I want to understand that what we see today has been done before. Or I read it just to know more about history. So I'm reading it on an ongoing basi...more " add a comment

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September 19

New comment on Mary's review of Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Margaret wrote: "It must be "good" (I've never read it) because it was accepted by a major publisher and ha...more "

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August 13

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to:
1984 (Paperback)
by George Orwell

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Margaret said: "When I went to post-commie Romania in '95, a Romanian told me that this book was banned during Communism, but they managed to read a smuggled copy. They said it described the Romania at the time, which is probably why they banned it. So kudos to Orwe...more "

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Girl with a Pearl Earring (Deluxe Edition)
by Tracy Chevalier

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Margaret said: "This book was boring and static, and was too "precious" for me. "

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The Corrections (Paperback)
by Jonathan Franzen

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Margaret said: "I could barely get through this book--the characters were jerks, and the main character was a sicko--lusting after his sister? Yuck. I thought it was pretentious, self-indulgent, and didn't even make me want to read anything else by him, including n...more "

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The Devil Wears Prada (Mass Market Paperback)
by Lauren Weisberger

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Margaret said: "I couldn't put this book down, and I'm not the "type" of reader they were targeting, but I still loved it. I thought the story flowed and it was really entertaining. I never saw the movie, and I'm glad because the book was enough for me. "

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August 11

Margaret is currently reading:
Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking (Hardcover)
by Andy Sernovitz
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Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio (Hardcover)
by Alec Foege

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read in August, 2008

Margaret said: "This book is a must-read if you want to know what happened to radio, and how Clear Channel helped ruin it, especially the music side. I know some folks who worked for Clear Channel in its early consolidation days (during which time they witnessed une...more "

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June 08

Margaret gave

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Marco Polo and the Discovery of the World (Hardcover)
by John Larner

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Margaret said: "My problem with this book was not that it was badly written or researched, but that I wanted to know about Marco Polo's life, and that's what I expected, but I ended up reading a bunch of conscientious academic research about the book he wrote about ...more "

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May 18

Margaret is currently reading:
Empire of Lies: The Truth About China in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
by Guy Sorman
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March 19

Margaret gave

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Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media (Hardcover)
by Eric Klinenberg

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recommended to Margaret by: the author
recommended for: Everyone
read in March, 2008

Margaret said: "This is a must-read for anyone who cares about the media. I've worked in radio for a couple of years and know some folks on the TV and newspaper side, and absolutely see what he is talking about. Media consolidation and corporate greed affects all Am...more "

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