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The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams 45 reviews
Darcy Frey
Mariner Books, 2004
Hoop Dreams
+ Great Book about basketball and the struggles
+ Our nation has a long way to go!!
+ Last Shot makes you know what C.I. is like...
+ Coney Island B-Ball
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Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child4 reviews
Greg Child
Mountaineers Books, 1993
One awsome book, a must read for any climber!
+ child is the most literate climber in history!
+ Greg Child tackles big peaks, with his usual wit and humour.
+ Good anthology
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 1492 reviews
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1999
Who's got more credibility?
+ A REALLY GOOD Story
+ Highly recommend it.
+ You don't need to be an avid outdoors-man to enjoy this book.
+ Life and Death on Everest
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Fast Food Nation1409 reviews
Eric Schlosser
Harper Perennial, 2005
The true world of Fast Food opens before your eyes!
+ By the Author of Outstanding You
+ highest approval
+ One Fast Food National Under God ! ?
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1776654 reviews
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2006
The Struggle of an Infant Nation
+ Popular History That Reads Like Suspense
+ A very intelligent account of 1776
+ Remarkable Historical Account
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The Best American Sports Writing of the Century18 reviews
Houghton Mifflin, 1999
Outstanding collection but a small part of what is out there
+ Superb from cover to cover
+ Great Read!
+ I Didn't Think I Was A Sports Fan Till I Picked Up This Book
+ Some Good, Some Better, Some Best
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries ...287 reviews
Robert Kurson
Ballantine Books, 2005
Shadow Divers
+ Shadow Divers
+ Fascinating and well-written
+ Underwater Journey
+ Amazing Book, Slow Start
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals464 reviews
Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2007
The True Cost of Eating Your Lunch
+ Amazing Read
+ Thought-provoking and terrifying
+ Changed My World View
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Skipping Towards Gomorrah 58 reviews
Dan Savage
Plume, 2003
It's best to err on the side of avoiding incestuous handjobs
+ Telling it like it is
+ A very thought provoking book
Best quote, among thousands of jewels, from Dan Savage.
A couple of years ago, I went on vacation with a bunch of friends to a beach resort town in South Africa. Clear blue water, white sand, skimpy bathing suits on lovely people of both sexes. Should have been a wild time, right? Well, it ...
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Into the Wild1219 reviews
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2007
I went to the woods ..
+ Poorly Equipped Dreamer
+ Beauty, goodness and hope. . .
That the force that is nature will ultimately change those of us who are enthralled by it. Its not surprising tht the protagnist in "Into the Wild" gives up so much to live primtively in the northern climes of Alaska .. its Thoreau revisited. The author never fails to please those who understand ...
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The Best American Sports Writing of the Century18 reviews
Houghton Mifflin, 1999
Outstanding collection but a small part of what is out there
+ Superb from cover to cover
+ Great Read!
+ I Didn't Think I Was A Sports Fan Till I Picked Up This Book
+ Some Good, Some Better, Some Best
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Fast Food Nation1409 reviews
Eric Schlosser
Harper Perennial, 2005
The true world of Fast Food opens before your eyes!
+ By the Author of Outstanding You
+ highest approval
+ One Fast Food National Under God ! ?
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals464 reviews
Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2007
The True Cost of Eating Your Lunch
+ Amazing Read
+ Thought-provoking and terrifying
+ Changed My World View
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The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams45 reviews
Darcy Frey
Mariner Books, 2004
Hoop Dreams
+ Great Book about basketball and the struggles
+ Our nation has a long way to go!!
+ Last Shot makes you know what C.I. is like...
+ Coney Island B-Ball
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Skipping Towards Gomorrah58 reviews
Dan Savage
Plume, 2003
It's best to err on the side of avoiding incestuous handjobs
+ Telling it like it is
+ A very thought provoking book
Best quote, among thousands of jewels, from Dan Savage.
A couple of years ago, I went on vacation with a bunch of friends to a beach resort town in South Africa. Clear blue water, white sand, skimpy bathing suits on lovely people of both sexes. Should have been a wild time, right? Well, it ...
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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?
+ A REALLY GOOD Story
+ Highly recommend it.
+ You don't need to be an avid outdoors-man to enjoy this book.
+ Life and Death on Everest
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Into the Wild1219 reviews
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2007
I went to the woods ..
+ Poorly Equipped Dreamer
+ Beauty, goodness and hope. . .
That the force that is nature will ultimately change those of us who are enthralled by it. Its not surprising tht the protagnist in "Into the Wild" gives up so much to live primtively in the northern climes of Alaska .. its Thoreau revisited. The author never fails to please those who understand ...
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Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child4 reviews
Greg Child
Mountaineers Books, 1993
One awsome book, a must read for any climber!
+ child is the most literate climber in history!
+ Greg Child tackles big peaks, with his usual wit and humour.
+ Good anthology
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|
|
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|
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1776654 reviews
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2006
The Struggle of an Infant Nation
+ Popular History That Reads Like Suspense
+ A very intelligent account of 1776
+ Remarkable Historical Account
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries ...287 reviews
Robert Kurson
Ballantine Books, 2005
Shadow Divers
+ Shadow Divers
+ Fascinating and well-written
+ Underwater Journey
+ Amazing Book, Slow Start
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