Category: Book Reviews
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He's Just Not That Into You
I’d heard about this book bubbling up on the talk shows a few weeks back. It sounded like another version of The Rules. Excerpts from a debunking review: The thesis of the book is that because men are so simple-minded and caveman-ish, they will chase you if they dig you, and therefore if they do […]
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Don't Think of an Elephant
If you cringed hearing a relative over turkey blurt out a typical red-state missive – you need to read this book. Don’t Think of an Elephant is one of those books that changes your mind – not your opinions necessarily but your mindset. After the election many of us on the Kerry side were wondering […]
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King Lear (No Fear Shakespeare Edition)
What a combo – stationary bike and King Lear. I love this edition, too. I always felt like I wasn’t in on the whole Shakespeare cult in college – classmates would read some swatch of King John and we were all supposed to sigh and sip from our water bottles and marvel at the beauty […]
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The DaVinci Code
Ron started reading The DaVinci Code this week. I’ve never seen him obsessed over a book before. He read it for 15 hours solid on Monday – until 3 AM yesterday morning. He can’t stop talking about it and I keep smacking him around when he reveals a plot point. I’m going to start reading […]