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Kon Tiki: Across The Pacific by Raft
Thor Heyerdahl
Rand McNally & Company, 1950
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 11 reviews
Douglas Adams
Picador, 2002
Mostly Harmless
+ The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
+ Probable?
+ An amazing journy of the mind
+ GIDDYUP !
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The Other Side of the Bridge23 reviews
Mary Lawson
The Dial Press, 2006
One of my top reads this year!
+ The Other Side of the Bridge
+ Unanimous opinion
+ Sibling Rivalry?
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Anil's Ghost: A Novel 173 reviews
Michael Ondaatje
Vintage, 2001
Beautiful
+ Searching for meaning in the darkness of the human heart.
+ The human face of the news we don't want to hear...
I love this book. Michael Ondaatje writes about loss and grief and passion, and he does it with devastating quietness. This is a beautiful book, and one I have returned to again and again.
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The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest 259 reviews
Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998
Must read this together with Into Thin Air
+ The debate goes on
+ Makes Into Thin Air seem very questionable
After i read Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, i thought i knew all there was to know about the 1996 Everest tragedy. Was i wrong.
In Jon's book, Toli (Anatoli) was cast as a villian who knowingly put his clients at risks. After reading this book, i felt that Toli was the real hero in the tragedy. ...
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Life of Pi1837 reviews
Yann Martel
Harvest Books, 2003
Great Fable
+ A masterpiece
+ THE RIGHT BOOK AT THE RIGHT TIME
+ Leaves you thinking about it long after you are finished
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The Kite Runner 2506 reviews
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Living In Afghanistan
+ At What Price Comes Frienship ?
+ By its end _The Kite Runner_ completes a perfect circle
+ Must read
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Papillon (P.S.)5 reviews
Henri Charriere
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
This riveting autobiography won't let you put it down
+ Much Better than the Movie
+ Papillon
+ True story? Yeah, right.....
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The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media, and Technology Success of Our Time95 reviews
David Vise, Mark Malseed
Delta, 2006
A company that provides a "Perk" for a good reason!
+ The history of the most popular search engine
David Vise captures the true concepts and ideas of Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The reader can not lose their focus with the research, knowledge of the founders purpose within each paragraph or for that matter each chapter. I highly recommended this book to anyone who has the curiosity for ...
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush29 reviews
Eric Newby
Lonely Planet Publications, 1998
As happy as England
+ A lesson in how the world has changed in 50 years
+ IVE READ IT TWICE and STill plan to read it again.
+ A superb blend of humor and adventure
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West with the Night120 reviews
Beryl Markham
North Point Press, 1982
West with the Night
+ Beautifully written account of life in East Africa
+ West with the Night
+ Reads like fiction
+ Far far better than I anticipated. Great writing.
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U2 by U292 reviews
U2, Neil Mccormick
HarperEntertainment, 2006
U2 should be by U2
+ A must have for true fans!
+ The Best Coffee Table Book You Will Ever Have
+ Review of U2 by U2
+ Excellent Book for U2 Fans!
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1492 reviews
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1999
Who's got more credibility?
+ You don't need to be an avid outdoors-man to enjoy this book.
+ Life and Death on Everest
+ Utterly riveting, un-put-downable
+ Mountain Madness
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Wind, Sand and Stars42 reviews
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Harvest Books, 2002
Adventure, Philosophy, Aviation . . . all of it
+ Timeless
+ Flying is just the cover theme
+ "The physical drama cannot touch us until someone points out its spiritual sense."
+ Wisdom from an earlier generation
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy11 reviews
Douglas Adams
Picador, 2002
Mostly Harmless
+ The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
+ Probable?
+ An amazing journy of the mind
+ GIDDYUP !
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Life of Pi1837 reviews
Yann Martel
Harvest Books, 2003
Great Fable
+ A masterpiece
+ THE RIGHT BOOK AT THE RIGHT TIME
+ Leaves you thinking about it long after you are finished
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Kon Tiki: Across The Pacific by Raft
Thor Heyerdahl
Rand McNally & Company, 1950
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The Other Side of the Bridge23 reviews
Mary Lawson
The Dial Press, 2006
One of my top reads this year!
+ The Other Side of the Bridge
+ Unanimous opinion
+ Sibling Rivalry?
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Papillon (P.S.)5 reviews
Henri Charriere
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
This riveting autobiography won't let you put it down
+ Much Better than the Movie
+ Papillon
+ True story? Yeah, right.....
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1492 reviews
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1999
Who's got more credibility?
+ You don't need to be an avid outdoors-man to enjoy this book.
+ Life and Death on Everest
+ Utterly riveting, un-put-downable
+ Mountain Madness
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