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I really shouldn't claim to be a history major since my lack of basic historical knowledge is woefully inadequate. But finishing this gripping tale of exploration has added some fantastic tidbits of information, and I highly recommend it. Magellan was Portuguese, and rejected by his king several times when he...
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Dishwasher
by lz in Reading Archive on 24Dec2007
Easily digestible and highly readable tale of Dishwasher Pete, who attempts to dish in all 50 states. San Francisco native who has no high aspirations for career path but who wants to get out of the city, he tries college but gets booted, and then embarks on an epic, decade-long...
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Fantastic collection of interviews with authors in the Paris Review, exposing them in their native elements, comfortably ensconced on sofas amidst their library, papers piled everywhere, legs crossed and arms behind their heads. And thus relaxed they spill their secrets about how to write, to just pour it all out...
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I was excited to re-read this autobiography when I saw it pop up on the NYT Reading Room discussion board. My excitement for the book began to wane as I forced myself through hundreds of pages of self-absorbed whiny drivel. While I did shoot off one comment into the blog-discussion-ether,...
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