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Suite Francaise 03/12 Manessa is currently reading:
Suite Francaise (Paperback)
by Irene Nemirovsky
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Manessa Manessa said: "Loving all things French and fascinated by the 2nd world war, I think I want to read this. Anyone? "
French Women for All... 03/12 Manessa gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure (Hardcover)
by Mireille Guiliano
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read in August, 2007

Manessa Manessa said: "I started this a while ago and keep getting side tracked. This is so far a recipe filled follow up to "French Women don't get fat". Both of these just make me want to move to a small French village in the countryside outside Paris and liv...more "



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April 14
Rigged: The True Sto... Manessa gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Grad's Wild Adventures from Wall Street to Dubai (Hardcover)
by Ben Mezrich
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read in April, 2008

Manessa Manessa said: "This is a hard book to put down much like his other books. Another Ivy league brat doing something else unheard of. "
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March 12
Snow Flower and the ... Manessa marked as to-read:
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel (Paperback)
by Lisa See
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Shantaram: A Novel Manessa marked as to-read:
Shantaram: A Novel (Paperback)
by Gregory David Roberts
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Manessa Manessa said: "Anyone? "
French Women for All... Manessa gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure (Hardcover)
by Mireille Guiliano
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing

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read in August, 2007

Manessa Manessa said: "I started this a while ago and keep getting side tracked. This is so far a recipe filled follow up to "French Women don't get fat". Both of these just make me want to move to a small French village in the countryside outside Paris and liv...more "
French Women Don't G... Manessa gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
French Women Don't Get Fat (Paperback)
by Mireille Guiliano
bookshelves: self-help
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read in January, 2007

Manessa Manessa said: "Filled with fun and enlightening facts about food, cooking and all things French, this is a good read. I found pieces frustrating but I still enjoyed it. "
Suite Francaise Manessa is currently reading:
Suite Francaise (Paperback)
by Irene Nemirovsky
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Manessa Manessa said: "Loving all things French and fascinated by the 2nd world war, I think I want to read this. Anyone? "
Water for Elephants Manessa marked as to-read:
Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by Sara Gruen
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Kitchen Confidential... Manessa gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)
by Anthony Bourdain
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read in May, 2007

Manessa Manessa said: "For those of you that know me, you know I was meant to read this book. It was entertaining, enlightening and changed my entire perspective on the culinary world while taking some rumors and myths to become true. "
Liar's Poker: Rising... Manessa gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street (Paperback)
by Michael Lewis
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read in January, 2008

Manessa Manessa said: "I expected this book to be as fast paced as Ugly Americans as it explores a similar world, Wall Street banking and trading. Instead it was a much more in-depth review of the Banking industry in NYC and it was pretty slow paced. "



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