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What Is the What (Hardcover) by Dave Eggers |
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One Book, One Philadelphia
recommended for: young people, anyone who wants to know more about Sudan, or just the world outside our borders read in July, 2008 
Elisabeth said:
"Powerful stuff. I wasn't sure at first what to make of this 'fictionalized autobiography', but found myself quickly and thoroughly involved. Focusing on one boy's unbelievably harrowing struggle for survival in war-ravaged Sudan brings the reality ...more
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Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life (Audio CD) by Robert B Reich |
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read in June, 2008
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"Fascinating, clearly written explanation of how our economy has been transformed over the last fifty years.
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Unaccustomed Earth (Hardcover) by Jhumpa Lahiri |
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Sara Moyn
recommended for: anyone who loves quality fiction read in August, 2008
Elisabeth said:
"Stunning. Best thing I've read this year, hands down. Lahiri's prose is deceptively quiet, but builds to a devastating effect.
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| May 02 | ||
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The Iraq Study Group Report: The Way Forward - A New Approach (Paperback) by The Iraq Study Group |
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| March 24 | ||
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Freakonomics Rev Ed: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover) by Steven D. Levitt bookshelves: to-read |
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The Underground City: A Novel (Paperback) by H.L. Humes bookshelves: to-read |
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What Are You Like?: A Novel (Paperback) by Anne Enright bookshelves: to-read |
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| March 05 | ||
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Elisabeth
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Landing (Hardcover) by Emma Donoghue |
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| March 03 | ||
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Elisabeth
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The Mistress's Daughter (Hardcover) by A.M. Homes |
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read in February, 2008
Elisabeth said:
"Thought this was a compelling blend of memoir and (sort of) detective story, as well as a mediation on the nature of identity. Thoughtful, bittersweet, genuinely interesting.
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Elisabeth
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Mothers and Sons: Stories (Hardcover) by Colm Tóibín |
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read in March, 2008
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