http://www.anobii.com/people/terrym/News from terrym's shelfSun, 20 Dec 2009 4:01:58 PST2006 Anobi, Inchttp://www.anobii.com/books/The_English/9781585671762/00105b161ade01bf75/~ terrym put "The English" onto shelf terrym commented on "The English" "Modest, individualistic, ironic, [Paxman's] book has all the virtues he attributes to the English themselves." (Evelyn Toynton, The New York Times) Not so long ago, everybody knew who the English were. They were "polite, unexcitable, reserved, and had hot water bottles instead of a sex life." As the dominant culture in a country that dominated an empire that dominated the world, they had litt ...Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:41:08 PST<table><tr valign="top"> <td width="67"> <a href="http://www.anobii.com/books/The_English/9781585671762/00105b161ade01bf75/" style="border: 1px solid #333333;"> <img src="http://image.anobii.com/anobi/image_book.php?type=3&item_id=00105b161ade01bf75&time=0"> </a> </td><td style="margin-left: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.anobii.com/people/terrym/">terrym</a> put "<a href="http://www.anobii.com/books/The_English/9781585671762/00105b161ade01bf75/">The English</a>" onto shelf<br /><a href="http://www.anobii.com/people/terrym/">terrym</a> commented on "<a href="http://www.anobii.com/books/The_English/9781585671762/00105b161ade01bf75/">The English</a>"<br /><br /><br />"Modest, individualistic, ironic, [Paxman's] book has all the virtues he attributes to the English themselves." (Evelyn Toynton, The New York Times) Not so long ago, everybody knew who the English were. They were "polite, unexcitable, reserved, and had hot water bottles instead of a sex life." As the dominant culture in a country that dominated an empire that dominated the world, they had litt ...</td></tr></table>http://www.anobii.com/books/Shooting_History/9780007171859/00e35387c748015044/~ terrym put "Shooting History" onto shelf Mon, 14 Jan 2008 3:48:00 PST<table><tr valign="top"> <td width="67"> <a href="http://www.anobii.com/books/Shooting_History/9780007171859/00e35387c748015044/" style="border: 1px solid #333333;"> <img src="http://image.anobii.com/anobi/image_book.php?type=3&item_id=00e35387c748015044&time=0"> </a> </td><td style="margin-left: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.anobii.com/people/terrym/">terrym</a> put "<a href="http://www.anobii.com/books/Shooting_History/9780007171859/00e35387c748015044/">Shooting History</a>" onto shelf<br /></td></tr></table>http://www.anobii.com/books/Happiness_Paradox/9781861891822/0023ddc548bdf7e844/~ terrym put "Happiness Paradox" onto shelf The dream of a happy life has preoccupied thinkers since Plato, and in modern times it has become one of the signature tunes of our age – the rise of therapists, gurus, New Age cults and the use of Prozac are familiar indicators of how ubiquitous the pursuit of happiness has become within Western culture.The Happiness Paradox examines how this modern obsession has evolved. Ziyad Marar shows how t ...Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:18:35 PST<table><tr valign="top"> <td width="67"> <a href="http://www.anobii.com/books/Happiness_Paradox/9781861891822/0023ddc548bdf7e844/" style="border: 1px solid #333333;"> <img src="http://image.anobii.com/anobi/image_book.php?type=3&item_id=0023ddc548bdf7e844&time=0"> </a> </td><td style="margin-left: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.anobii.com/people/terrym/">terrym</a> put "<a href="http://www.anobii.com/books/Happiness_Paradox/9781861891822/0023ddc548bdf7e844/">Happiness Paradox</a>" onto shelf<br /><br /><br />The dream of a happy life has preoccupied thinkers since Plato, and in modern times it has become one of the signature tunes of our age – the rise of therapists, gurus, New Age cults and the use of Prozac are familiar indicators of how ubiquitous the pursuit of happiness has become within Western culture.The Happiness Paradox examines how this modern obsession has evolved. Ziyad Marar shows how t ...</td></tr></table>