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Ways of Going Home

Ways of Going Home

Ways of Going Home by Alejandro Zambra was short. That was the first thing I noticed – it was a small book. Apparently, Zambra’s previous two books were also super-short. There are three or four stories contained in the book,

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Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead

Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead

I decided almost immediately that The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead was a good book. Most objectivity went out the window with tip #2: “don’t use first names with people considerably older than you until asked, and sometimes not even then.”

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Episode 1: “A Jury of Her Peers”

Episode 1: “A Jury of Her Peers”

“A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell and “Without Ceremony” by Thomas Hardy

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Demon-Haunted World

Demon-Haunted World

Carl Sagan was a brilliant astronomer who also had the enviable talent of being exceptionally good at communicating what he loved to other human beings. For specialists in any field, this skill is in relatively short supply. This talent (or ability,

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Nightmare’s Daughter by Aurora Smith

Nightmare’s Daughter by Aurora Smith

[This giveaway has ended. Thanks for participating!] The second title by author Aurora Smith is as good as the first (My Stupid Girl), with vibrant characters and that saucy, snappy tone so enjoyable in Smith’s first novel. In Nightmare’s Daughter, Smith

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Stick a {Linch}pin In It

Stick a {Linch}pin In It

Seth Godin’s Linchpin followed in the narrative style of his previously published books like Tribes and The Dip. The blog-style, easily digestible chunks of information are quick and easy to work through, much like Godin’s blog posts. Herein lies the

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The Circle: 1984 Absent Face-Eating Rats

The Circle: 1984 Absent Face-Eating Rats

David Eggers’ The Circle was a challenge. My knee-jerk reaction was two stars, which means I read it, and I’m glad I never have to read it again but it wasn’t a complete waste of life. After a few day’s

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Cadaver Week: Stiff

Cadaver Week: Stiff

The giveaway for this book is closed. Subscribe to be notified of new giveaways! First off, I would like to be Mary Roach. Her life seems awesome – she does a lot of research and interviews a ton of fascinating

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Psychopath Week: The Psychopath Inside

Psychopath Week: The Psychopath Inside

I received a finished copy of this book from Penguin USA via a GoodReads giveaway. James Fallon works at UC Irvine and doesn’t have a standalone website (that I could find). Instead, here’s a link to his TED talk that

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Rosie Project

I received this ARC from Simon & Schuster via a GoodReads giveaway. Here’s Graeme Simsion’s website. — Here are my short notes for this book: “weird nice classic trope with twist” I will attempt to expound, but please let that

Rae October 10, 2013January 10, 2014 books, featured, fiction, giveaways, popular 1 Comment Read more
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