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- Better (46)
- A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
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- In Praise of Shadows (30)
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- The Geography of Thought (51)
- How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why
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By Richard Nisbett -
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- French Women for All Seasons (22)
- A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure
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By Mireille Guiliano -
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- Lust in Translation (9)
- Infidelity from Tokyo to Tennessee
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this book explores adultery in different parts of the world, and comparing it with the American's perspective. It's interesting to know Americans are not as adulterous as many ppl may expect, and many interesting facts abt sex life in different countries. The analysis part could be deeper though, an ... (
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- French Women Don't Get Fat (106)
- The Secret of Eating For Pleasure
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By Mireille Guiliano -
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the book title sounds like a typical american know-how book, but the author is french, though she lives in the US for years...it's an interesting read, giving us us a glimpse of the french way of living and dinning, and there're some mouth-watering recipes included. 'yogurt without yogurt maker', le ... (
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- Free Will (17)
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By Thomas Pink -
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- A Place in the World Called Paris (3)
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By Susan Sontag -
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- Gift and Mystery: On the Fiftieth Anniversary of My Priestly Ordination (3)
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By Pope John Paul II -
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- Angels (2)
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By Erika Langmuir -
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- Reading and Writing (5)
- A Personal Account (New York Review Books Collections)
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By V. S. Naipaul -
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- The Idea of Justice (74)
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By Amartya Sen -
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- The Art of Happiness (142)
- A Handbook for Living
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By Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler -
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- Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing (1)
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By Søren Kierkegaard -
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- How Proust Can Change Your Life (161)
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By Alain De Botton -
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this one is not as gd as other later bks by Alain, but it tempts me into reading Proust's In Search of Time Lost...though its length definitely discourages me to even start reading!
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French Women for All Seasons
i just did a skim read for this one, coz many contents are similar to her first book "french women dont get fat". more recipes and explanation on french customs. if u havent the other one, i think u'd find this more interesting. the recipes are still very tempting though :P