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- 筆記《清明上河圖》 (189)
- By 趙廣超
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Finished on Dec 3, 2011
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- 大江大海一九四九 (4448)
- By 龍應台
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Finished on Mar 18, 2011
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- 能不依依 (36)
- By 劉紹銘
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Finished on Mar 8, 2011
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- The $12 Million Stuffed Shark (21)
- The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
- By Don Thompson
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Finished on May 28, 2010
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- My Sister's Keeper (1187)
- A Novel
- By Jodi Picoult
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Finished on May 28, 2010
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- Anne Frank (844)
- The Diary of a Young Girl
- By Anne Frank
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Finished on May 28, 2010
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- Waste (12)
- Uncovering the Global Food Scandal
- By Tristram Stuart
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Finished on Feb 21, 2010
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- Bad Science (142)
- By Ben Goldacre
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Finished on Jan 29, 2010
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- Anatomy of Love (6)
- The Natural History of Monogamy, Adultery, and Divorce
- By Helen E. Fisher
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Finished on Jan 24, 2010
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- How We Die (22)
- Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
- By Sherwin B. Nuland
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Finished on Jan 19, 2010
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- 1Q84 (3106)
- BOOK 1
- By Haruki Murakami
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Finished on Jan 11, 2010
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- Away (10)
- By Amy Bloom
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Finished on Jan 2, 2010
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- Notes from a Big Country (229)
- By Bill Bryson
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Finished in Dec 2009
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Laugh Out Loud -
This book collects some of the column essays which Bryson wrote for an English newspaper in the late 90s. It is a combination of typical Bryson humour(cynisim) and acute observations, together with some statistical findings and astounding facts, provides a funny/ sad/ silly picture of modern America ... (continue)
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- Science and Religion (8)
- A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
- By Thomas Dixon
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Finished on Dec 20, 2009
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A Historical Perspective
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If you were confused by the recent debates and conflicts between science and religion, this book would suit you well and surely clears up your mind.
Dixon had studied both thoelogy and philosophy of science. In the book, he provides a historical perspective on the matters, which start from the tr ... (continue)
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- 弱水三千 (386)
- 梁文道書話
- By 梁文道
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Finished on Dec 19, 2009
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Away
Young Jewish widow Lilian sets off to America to live a new life after her whole family was murdered in Russia. The novel starts as an immigration tale while Lilian becomes a mistress of a father and a son. As she's living her luxurious life in America, one day her cousin tells Lillian that her daug ... (continue)
Young Jewish widow Lilian sets off to America to live a new life after her whole family was murdered in Russia. The novel starts as an immigration tale while Lilian becomes a mistress of a father and a son. As she's living her luxurious life in America, one day her cousin tells Lillian that her daughter Sophie still survives. Driven by the maternal instinct, Lillian starts to travel from the U.S. to Siberia to look for Sophie. And the second half of the novel is all about her adventure.
The second half falls into bits and Bloom introduces a few characters to her readers. The narrative gets a bit complicated and a bit of a rush. There are always a million things happening but there's no psychological sketches of any of the characters. This is not an ordinary novel. Read only when you want to be challenged.
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