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I don't remember liking this book when I was younger, but Peter's reading it to the kids, and it's absolutely excellent. One of the best y/a stories I ever remember enjoying. ]]> 34874542 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:53:33 -0700 Review30008060 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30008060 to: Stuart Little (Paperback) by E.B. White
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]]> 34874165 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:52:54 -0700 Review30007767 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30007767 to: The Trumpet of the Swan (Paperback) by E.B. White
This star rating system is problematic. I never look at four stars but I think, "Hmm...must have not been so great," just like I do about recipes online. But that's not what I mean to convey. I really like E.B. White for kids: his stories are quirky, interesting, and oddly believable. Also, and (I think) unlike so many children's authors, they invite the child's mind to turn outwards, away from self, and towards this funny world. ]]> 32622845 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:38:05 -0700 Review28262573 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28262573 The Revolution: A Manifesto (Hardcover) by Ron Paul
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Five minutes of reading this at random has, three or four times now, proved more informative about the economic workings of our country than any number of months keeping up with headline news. It's also remarkably sane and intelligent. Take this quote, for instance:

Abolishing the income tax on individuals would cut government revenue by about 40 percent. I have heard the breathless claims about how radical that is--and compared to the trivial changes we are accustomed to seeing in government, I suppose it is. But in absolute terms, is it really so radical? In order to imagine what it would be like to live in a country with a federal budget 40 percent lower than the federal budget of 2007, it would be necessary to go all the way back to...1997.

Would it be so hard to imagine living in 1997 again? In return, we would have an economy so robust and dynamic that it would doubtless shatter even my own optimistic expectations... ]]> 32513229 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:09:47 -0700 Review28177747 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28177747 to: GROOKS (1) (i) One by Piet Hein
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]]> 31633709 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:29:34 -0700 Review27494185 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27494185 Stories of Anton Chekhov (Paperback) by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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]]> 31633577 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:27:50 -0700 Review27494067 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27494067 Complete Short Stories (Paperback) by Graham Greene
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]]> 31633498 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:26:50 -0700 Review27494004 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27494004 The Third Man (Paperback) by Graham Greene
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