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How to Be Useful: A... 09/22 Benjamin gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
How to Be Useful: A Beginner's Guide to Not Hating Work (Hardcover)
by Megan Hustad
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The Amorous Busboy o... 07/22 Benjamin is currently reading:
The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue: A Child of the Fifties Looks Back (Paperback)
by Robert Klein
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Why We Read What We... 03/11 Benjamin is currently reading:
Why We Read What We Read (Hardcover)
by John Heath, Lisa Adams
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September 30
What Happened to Ann... Benjamin marked as to-read:
What Happened to Anna K? (Hardcover)
by Irina Reyn
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What Just Happened?:... Benjamin gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line (Paperback)
by Art Linson
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recommended for: people in hollywood
read in September, 2008

Benjamin Benjamin said: "Meh. Interesting little insider stories of Hollywood, but somehow did not hold my interest. I'm glad half the book was the screenplay, I finished that much sooner than I expected. Mostly, I just didn't like how Linson framed his stories in conversati...more "
Heart of a Dog Benjamin gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Heart of a Dog (Paperback)
by Mikhail Bulgakov
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read in October, 2008
September 08
The Inheritance of L... Benjamin marked as to-read:
The Inheritance of Loss (Paperback)
by Kiran Desai
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August 28
Relentless Pursuit:... Benjamin gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America (Hardcover)
by Donna Foote
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recommended for: potential TFAers, family of TFA, teachers
read in August, 2008
August 23
One Soldier's War Benjamin gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
One Soldier's War (Hardcover)
by Arkady Babchenko
bookshelves: nonfiction, russian
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read in September, 2008

Benjamin Benjamin said: "A terrifying account of the wars in Chechnya. Babchenko very artistically captures the futility of those wars in particular, bringing you into the soul of a starved, beaten, and thoroughly frightened soldier. The short vignettes of war in each chapte...more "
A Dangerous Fortune Benjamin gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
A Dangerous Fortune (Mass Market Paperback)
by Ken Follett
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July 22
Petropolis Benjamin marked as to-read:
Petropolis (Hardcover)
by Anya Ulinich
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The Complete Monty P... Benjamin gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus : All the Words, Volume 2 (Paperback)
by Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Eric Idle
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The Amorous Busboy o... Benjamin is currently reading:
The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue: A Child of the Fifties Looks Back (Paperback)
by Robert Klein
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