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Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga
Stephen Davis
Harper Paperbacks, 2008
Armadillos in their Trousers
+ As Overblown as the Band Itself
+ Fast, interesting read about a great band
I used to listen to Led Zep in high school, and until the release of Mothership and the publicity surrounding the reunion concert I never knew anything about the band. This book was a totally enjoyable read and a good overview of the band's history. I came away with an image of the band members ...
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Oliver Sacks
Touchstone, 1998
What the maladaptive can teach us
+ At times dry, but very interesting overall
+ What the maladaptive can teach us
+ A Captivating, yet Redundant, Dive into the World of Disorders
+ Great stories about people with brain diseases!
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The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing 1450-1800 (Verso Classics, 10)
Lucien Febvre, Henri-Jean Martin
Verso, 1997
A readable treatment of the spread of books and its affects
+ Excellent
+ You are what your read
+ start here
+ A wonderful history of early printing
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The Scholar Adventurers
RICHARD ALTICK
Ohio State University Press, 1987
Revisiting an old joy
+ A Pleasureable Read
Altick's The Scholar Adventurers is a book full of adventure and detective work. When I first read it in the early 80's (the first edition), not only could I not put it down, but I immediately bought two more copies as gifts. Very soon thereafter, the book went out of print. Today I thought ...
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Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century
Greil Marcus
Harvard University Press, 1990
A Catalog of Style Leaps.
+ a primer for the uninitiated
I agree that this book is a page turner. A great balance of text and contexts. If you are intrigued by it's subject matter (Pistols/Dada/etc..) you'll have a hard time putting it down.
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Beacon Press, 2006
Astounding
+ A Phenomenal Book
+ A man that has contributed greatly to my knowledge of the world.
+ This is the one.
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An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
Oliver Sacks
Vintage, 1996
Insights into the Minds of Amazing People
+ More of the fascinating same from Oliver Sacks
+ Incredible experiences
+ amazingly inspirational
+ Amazing
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2007
I went to the woods ..
+ Good Book
+ Thoroughly Human
+ lonely [and unfair] search for innerself
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Pioneers, Passionate Ladies, and Private Eyes: Dime Novels, Series Books, and Paperbacks
Larry E Sullivan, Lydia C Schurman
Routledge, 1997
Despite efforts of contemporary reformers to curb the availability of dime novels, series books, and paperbacks, Pioneers, Passionate Ladies, and Private Eyes reveals how many readers used them as means of resistance and how fictional characters became models for self-empowerment. These literary genres, whose value has long been underestimated, provide fascinating insight into the formation of ...
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Elizabeth Gilbert
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
WELLLLLL WORTH YOUR TIME!!!
+ Deeply revealing and compelling
+ One of the inspiring stories
It's seems funny to me that all these negative reviews start with "I didn't finish the book" You can't critique what you haven't read. This book is soooo amazing, it gets better with each page. I hated to see it end. It's so real and endearing. I love this woman, this journey is so like my own. My ...
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Oliver Sacks
Touchstone, 1998
What the maladaptive can teach us
+ At times dry, but very interesting overall
+ What the maladaptive can teach us
+ A Captivating, yet Redundant, Dive into the World of Disorders
+ Great stories about people with brain diseases!
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Beacon Press, 2006
Astounding
+ A Phenomenal Book
+ A man that has contributed greatly to my knowledge of the world.
+ This is the one.
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Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century
Greil Marcus
Harvard University Press, 1990
A Catalog of Style Leaps.
+ a primer for the uninitiated
I agree that this book is a page turner. A great balance of text and contexts. If you are intrigued by it's subject matter (Pistols/Dada/etc..) you'll have a hard time putting it down.
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Pioneers, Passionate Ladies, and Private Eyes: Dime Novels, Series Books, and Paperbacks
Larry E Sullivan, Lydia C Schurman
Routledge, 1997
Despite efforts of contemporary reformers to curb the availability of dime novels, series books, and paperbacks, Pioneers, Passionate Ladies, and Private Eyes reveals how many readers used them as means of resistance and how fictional characters became models for self-empowerment. These literary genres, whose value has long been underestimated, provide fascinating insight into the formation of ...
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Elizabeth Gilbert
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
WELLLLLL WORTH YOUR TIME!!!
+ Deeply revealing and compelling
+ One of the inspiring stories
It's seems funny to me that all these negative reviews start with "I didn't finish the book" You can't critique what you haven't read. This book is soooo amazing, it gets better with each page. I hated to see it end. It's so real and endearing. I love this woman, this journey is so like my own. My ...
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