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- The Troublemaker's Teaparty
- A Manual for Effective Citizen Action
- By Charles Dobson
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Reading since Dec 15, 2008
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- God Is Not Great (3)
- How Religion Poisons Everything
- By Christopher Hitchens
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Finished on Dec 2, 2009
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- Les Echelles du Levant
- By Amin Maalouf
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Finished on Nov 5, 2009
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- Six Thinking Hats (1)
- By Edward de Bono
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Finished on Oct 31, 2009
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- Les Jardins de lumière
- By Amin Maalouf
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Finished on Oct 20, 2009
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- True At First Light (2)
- A Fictional Memoir
- By Ernest Hemingway
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Finished on Sep 22, 2009
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- Into Africa (2)
- The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
- By Dugard, Martin Stopford, Martin Dugard
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Finished on Aug 24, 2009
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- Nudge (1)
- Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
- By Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
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Finished on Jul 26, 2009
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- Farther Than Any Man
- The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook
- By Martin Dugard
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Finished on Jul 19, 2009
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- Killer Web Content
- Make the Sale, Deliver the Service, Build the Brand
- By Gerry McGovern
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Finished on Jul 11, 2009
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- Humorous Stories and Sketches
- (Dover Thrift Editions)
- By Mark Twain
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Finished on Jun 21, 2009
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- The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories (2)
- (Dover Thrift Editions)
- By Mark Twain
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Finished on Jun 16, 2009
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True At First Light
À partir d'un manuscrit laissé en plan par son père, le fils de Hemingway a publié ce livre il y a quelques années. Dès le début, le style énergique, succinct et efficace nous manque.
Le meilleur commentaire que j'ai lu sur ce livre est le suivant :
"Authors can agonize and fantasize, but ... (continue)
À partir d'un manuscrit laissé en plan par son père, le fils de Hemingway a publié ce livre il y a quelques années. Dès le début, le style énergique, succinct et efficace nous manque.
Le meilleur commentaire que j'ai lu sur ce livre est le suivant :
"Authors can agonize and fantasize, but sometimes a story resists its birth. The writer can complete the manuscript, can tweak it and tease it and rub at it. But editing a manuscript that is going nowhere is like flogging a dead horse. Ernest Hemingway knew he had no story in True at First Light worth pursuing. Too bad his estate didn't agree." (http://januarymagazine.com/fiction/truelight.html)
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