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Auschwitz: A New History

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Josh

Title: Auschwitz: A New History [amazon] Author: Laurence Rees Publisher: PublicAffairs; Export Ed edition (January 4, 2005) Pages: 327 Book Number: 16 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? I finished this book up a few days ago. … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Tiger

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Josh

Title: Sharpe’s Tiger [amazon] Author: Bernard Cornwell Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (August 1, 1999) Pages: 400 Book Number: 15 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? After being forced to ignore this book for a little bit due to … Continue reading →

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Lakota Woman

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Josh

Title: Lakota Woman [amazon] Author: Mary Crow Dog Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reissue edition (May 8, 1991) Pages: 288 Book Number: 14 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? This was an assigned reading for the American history course … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Tiger and the “s word”

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Josh

I’m about halfway through Sharpe’s Tiger now, and while it’s a fun book, there’s one thing about the book that’s absolutely driving me up the wall. It’s the word “sir.” Obviously, since Richard Sharpe is in the military, there will … Continue reading →

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Are you a book moocher?

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Josh

On a more light hearted note than my last post (I really, really hope I’m not wasting my time with college…), I’d like to share a great service with those of you who don’t know about it: BookMooch. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Speaker for the Dead

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Josh

Title: Speaker for the Dead [amazon] Author: Orson Scott Card Publisher: Tor Books; Reissue edition (August 15, 1994) Pages: 416 Book Number: 13 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? This entry contains spoilers about the ending of … Continue reading →

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Ender’s Game

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Josh

Title: Ender’s Game [amazon] Author: Orson Scott Card Publisher: Tor Science Fiction; Reprint edition (July 15, 1994) Pages: 384 Book Number: 12 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? This entry contains spoilers about the ending of this … Continue reading →

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A change in my reading plan

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Josh

For those of you who have been reading for a bit, you know I’m attempting to read 52 books in 52 weeks. You also know that I’ve not posted a review for a while. The main reason for this, obviously, … Continue reading →

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Foiled at the library.

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Josh

I went to the library today to pick up a copy of Body for LIFE, as well as to browse around a bit. (A trip to the library without browsing is, in my opinion, a wasted trip.) While searching for … Continue reading →

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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Josh

Title: Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded Edition]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything [amazon] Author: Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Publisher: William Morrow; Rev&Expand, Roughcut edition (October 17, 2006) Pages: 366 Book Number: 8 What’s this … Continue reading →

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