January 7, 2006
New Perspectives on Race in America
The Human Stain: A Novel by Philip Roth
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December 7, 2005
The Traveler
The Traveler (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 1) by John Twelve Hawks
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December 7, 2005
Lifeguard
Lifeguard by James Patterson, Andrew Gross
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December 7, 2005
American Family 2005
Aloft by Chang-Rae Lee
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December 7, 2005
Guns, Germs & Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond
The first couple chapters are the most interesting; after that I found the book pretty redundant.
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December 7, 2005
The World Is Flat
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman
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December 7, 2005
Surprisingly Moving
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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December 7, 2005
Another View on Backpacking
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) by Bill Bryson
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December 7, 2005
A Hilarious Account of Exploring Australia
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
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December 7, 2005
More That Just a "Wee Bit" Controversial
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
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January 12, 2005
Great "What If" on World War II
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
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January 4, 2005
Thought Provoking Explanation of the Universe
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
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November 6, 2003
The Fastest 1000 Pages You'll Ever Read
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Did I love this book or hate it? After completing it, I'm still not sure. Parts of the book were a heck of a lot of fun. It certainly wasn't boring, and the scope of time and place was exhilerating. But reading the book was a lot like MTV videos -- the camera never stays put long enough for you to really get a good look at the scene or musician. The book zooms all over the place, going on tangents left and right. And maybe that's part of the beauty of the book, maybe I'm asking too much for it to be nicely wrapped up and all of the story lines cleanly completed.
In the end, I recommend Cryptonomicon; if for no other reason than just the fun use of language by Stephenson.
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November 4, 2003
Beautiful Emotions
The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold
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November 4, 2003
McEwan's Latest
Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan