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Jul 03 2008

The Ten-Cent Plague

David Hadju • The Ten-Cent Plague The Ten-Cent Plague by David Hadju
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Year: 2008
Pages: 448
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I was always around comics growing up; with the exception of the 6-part Double Dragon series, however, I was never really a…

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Jun 24 2008

Musicophilia

Oliver Sacks • Musicophilia Musicophilia: Stories of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks
Publisher: Knopf
Year: 2007
Pages: 400
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№47

I have read Oliver Sacks before. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat was a fascinating book, but it…

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Jun 18 2008

Napoleon’s Buttons

Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson • Napoleon's Buttons Napoleon’s Buttons by Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson
Publisher: Jeremy P Tarcher
Year: 2004
Pages: 384
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№46

I happened upon Napoleon’s Button entirely by accident when I was looking for cover art for His Excellency: George Washington;…

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Jun 16 2008

Night of the Avenging Blowfish

John Welter • Night of the Avenging Blowfish Night of the Avenging Blowfish by John Welter
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Year: 1994
Pages: 304
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What is 52 Books in 52 Weeks?
№45

I’ve read this one before, and yet a couple of weeks ago I got an inexplicable urge to read it again.

I’m…

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Jun 12 2008

His Excellency: George Washington

Joseph J. Ellis • His Excellency: George Washington His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis
Publisher: Vintage
Year: 2005
Pages: 352
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№44

Hot on the heels of John Adams comes this new book about George Washington; I’ve mentioned before that I don’t usually read a…

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May 28 2008

Martin the Warrior

Brian Jacques • Martin the WarriorMartin the Warrior by Brian Jacques
Publisher: Philomel
Year: 1994
Pages: 384
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№43

It may behoove you to read the previous book in this series, Salamandastron

Martin the Warrior marks something of a turning point for the Redwall series: Jacques,…

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May 25 2008

Into Thin Air

Jon Krakauer • Into Thin Air Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Publisher: Anchor
Year: 1998
Pages: 416
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№42

I was supposed to read Into Thin Air when I was a junior in high school, as one of a tripartite summer/fall curriculum about Man…

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May 22 2008

A Spot of Bother

Mark Haddon • A Spot of Bother A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
Publisher: Vintage
Year: 2007
Pages: 368
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№41

I can recall with tremendous clarity how surprised I was by Mark Haddon’s debut novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the…

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May 19 2008

The Age of Spiritual Machines

Ray Kurzweil • The Age of Spiritual Machines The Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Kurzweil
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2000
Pages: 400
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Part of the problem with books making predictions about the future is they only have two markets: (1), people who want to…

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