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Three Cups of Tea

Tue, 6 May 2008 10:39:37 PST

Logicaltheory put "Three Cups of Tea" onto shelf

The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mounta ...

Punk Rock Dad

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:50:50 PST

Logicaltheory put "Punk Rock Dad" onto shelf

Jim Lindberg is a Punk Rock Dad. When he drives his kids to school in the morning, they listen to the Ramones, the Clash, or the Descendents—and that's it. They can listen to Britney and Justin on their own time. Jim goes to soccer games, dance rehearsals, and piano recitals like all the other dads, but when he feels the need, he also goes to punk shows, runs into the slam pit, and comes home br ...

Stupid and Contagious

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:57:54 PST

Logicaltheory put "Stupid and Contagious" onto shelf

Twenty-six-year-old Heaven Albright is a failed PR executive turned embittered waitress. Twenty-nine-year-old Brady Gilbert is a struggling independent music producer with no bands and a get-rich quick product idea: Cinnamilka delicious beverage derived from leaving cereal in the bowl too long. What do these two people have in common? Not muchexcept for a shared dislike for one another as neighbo ...

Forget About It

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:57:54 PST

Logicaltheory put "Forget About It" onto shelf

Jordan Landau is having a bad life. At twenty-five, she is attractive, smart, funny and talented. But all that doesn't keep her mother from calling her fat, her boss from stealing her ideas, and her boyfriend from cheating on her. Day in and day out, she sits back and watches as everyone walks all over her. Then one day while riding her bike home from a particularly awful day, Jordan collides wit ...

High Fidelity

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:47:42 PST

Logicaltheory put "High Fidelity" onto shelf

In "as funny, compulsive and contemporary a first novel as you could wish for" (GQ), a young pop music junkie finds that his myriad diversions after the breakup with his longtime girlfriend are not as entertaining as he thought they would be. "A total howl".--Mirabella. [예스24 제공]

How to Be Good

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:47:42 PST

Logicaltheory put "How to Be Good" onto shelf

ニック・ホーンビィの『How to Be Good』の主人公、ケイティ・カーは、確かに「良い人間」であろうとがんばっている。だからこそ彼女は一般開業医になったのだし、第三世界の債務やホームレスの問題を気にかけているのも、分別ある母親として必死に子どもたちと向き合おうとしているのも、そのためだ。そして、自称「ホロウェーで一番怒っている男」である、夫のデイヴィッドにずっと我慢してきたのも、ひとえに良い人間でありたいがためなのである。ところがある運命の日、彼女はリーズの駐車場で、別の男と寝てしまう。その不貞は、しかし、ラッシュアワーのインターステートハイウェイよりも苦痛な崇高なる旅路への第一歩となった。なぜなら、妻の行動に触発されたデイヴィッドが、怒るのをやめようと決心したからである。彼は良い人間になろうとしはじめる。といっても、政治的に公正な、オーガニックフードを食するタイプの ...

About a Boy

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:47:42 PST

Logicaltheory put "About a Boy" onto shelf

Inventing a son got Will into a single parents support group, but rather than a fabulous new sex life, he found someone else's very real son--a 12-year-old with a lot to teach about being a grown up. From the acclaimed author of "High Fidelity" comes this national bestseller that "GQ" calls "Clever and winning". [예스24 제공]

Slam

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:45:08 PST

Logicaltheory put "Slam" onto shelf

The Kite Runner

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:44:41 PST

Logicaltheory put "The Kite Runner" onto shelf

Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting toumament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him? for he always helps Amir? but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir still feels jealous of his natural courage a ...