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Saturday, January 10, 2009

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The Only Café
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The Only Café
by Linden MacIntyre
Toronto streets and familiar neighbourhoods are the setting for much of the telling, with forays to the East Coast and references to war torn Lebanon. It's a complicated simple story. Complicated because of contemporary events traced b...
tagged: canlit and toronto
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
it was amazing
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
by Madeleine Thien
I feel the book has expanded my world view by educating me about China's struggles over the course of the last century, and made history more understandable by telling such a layered story through So many different lives. Full of poetry,...
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The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature
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The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature
by Daniel J. Levitin
Interesting way of categorizing music and conjecture of how music and humanity evolved together. Conversations and interviews with Sting, George Martin, and other music luminaries are peppered throughout, but usually add additional conte...
tagged: non-fiction
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
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Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
by Diana Gabaldon
Very much enjoyed sampling the stories in this collection and appreciated the introduction and overview on how the pieces fit into the prolific series. addictive to so many! It wasn't necessary to have read all the novels in order to app...
tagged: book-club-picks and historical
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
by Mark Manson
So many books about giving a f*ck, not giving a f*ck, whether or not to give a f*ck. This is one of the better ones, good anecdotes along the way. Provocative & easy read.

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