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Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit - Barry Estabrook
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
Barry Estabrook
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories - Raymond Carver
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
Raymond Carver
To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis
Flying Too High - Kerry Greenwood
Flying Too High
Kerry Greenwood
The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton
High Conflict Personalities: Understanding and Resolving Their Costly Disputes - Bill Eddy
High Conflict Personalities: Understanding and Resolving Their Costly Disputes
Bill Eddy

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Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit - Barry Estabrook
The Burial - Courtney Collins
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots - Deborah Feldman
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January
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October 2013
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currently reading
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit - Barry Estabrook
October 2013
04
reviewed: The Luminaries - review
I wasn’t sure that I was ready to delve into a hefty tome like this so soon after finishing my Masters and The Amazing Advent...
September 2013
30
updated shelf
The Burial - Courtney Collins
started following:
Kinga's Books
September 2013
11
finished reading:
Cocaine Blues - Kerry Greenwood
Cocaine Blues Kerry Greenwood
September 2013
01
reviewed:
I had high expectations for this book; the characters in Middlesex have been lingering in my mind for years, and I almost for...
The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides
finished reading:
The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides
The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides
December 2012
23
reviewed:
There are 50 or so pages left in this book, and I just can't bring myself to read them. I sit down and can't remember who the...
The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi
finished reading:
The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi
The Windup Girl Paolo Bacigalupi
December 2012
4
finished reading:
Looking for Jake - China Miéville
Looking for Jake China Miéville
finished reading:
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea - Barbara Demick
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Barbara Demick
October 2012
26
finished reading:
Thirst - L.A. Larkin
Thirst L.A. Larkin
October 2012
19
finished reading:
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots - Deborah Feldman
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots Deborah Feldman
September 2012
03
reviewed:
The first half of this book, I loved. It is a devastating and important book, but to me pales in comparison to Roots (Alex Ha...
Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe
finished reading:
Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe
August 2012
21
reviewed:
I finished this book months ago, and am going to re-read it. More than anything I have ever read, this book completely opened...
The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs - Patricia B. McConnell
finished reading:
The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs - Patricia B. McConnell
The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs Patricia B. McConnell
June 2012
21
reviewed:
I am so glad that I read this book, and as some recommendation on the blurb says, I want to give it to every current and pros...
In Defence of Dogs - John Bradshaw
finished reading:
The Age Of The Warrior: Selected Essays - Robert Fisk
The Age Of The Warrior: Selected Essays Robert Fisk
finished reading:
In Defence of Dogs - John Bradshaw
In Defence of Dogs John Bradshaw
April 2012
6
finished reading:
In America (Penguin Modern Classics) - Susan Sontag
In America (Penguin Modern Classics) Susan Sontag
March 2012
23
finished reading:
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
March 2012
22
finished reading:
The Last Werewolf - Glen Duncan
The Last Werewolf Glen Duncan
March 2012
14
reviewed:
I am going to write this review before reading others' reviews, because I loved this book and want to actually write out one ...
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China - Leslie T. Chang
finished reading:
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China - Leslie T. Chang
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China Leslie T. Chang
March 2012
07
reviewed:
This oaf of a book was given to me by an old woman at my dog park, along with a paranormal romance which she recommended for ...
1Q84 - Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Philip Gabriel
finished reading:
1Q84 - Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Philip Gabriel
1Q84 Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Philip Gabriel
January 2012
10
finished reading:
Disgrace - J.M. Coetzee
Disgrace J.M. Coetzee
January 2012
08
reviewed: You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises for Men and Women
I'm not judging this book by its cover.
You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible Of Bodyweight Exercises For Men And Women - Mark Lauren, Joshua Clark
finished reading:
Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro
finished reading:
You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible Of Bodyweight Exercises For Men And Women - Mark Lauren, Joshua Clark
You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible Of Bodyweight Exercises For Men And Women Mark Lauren, Joshua Clark
January 2012
04
reviewed:
So Much For That lacks all the force of So Much for Kevin. My copy has an article at the very end (by Shriver) that is a cond...
So Much for That: A Novel - Lionel Shriver
finished reading:
So Much for That: A Novel - Lionel Shriver
So Much for That: A Novel Lionel Shriver
January 2012
2
finished reading:
Italian Shoes - Henning Mankell
Italian Shoes Henning Mankell
December 2011
28
finished reading:
Freedom - Jonathan Franzen
Freedom Jonathan Franzen
December 2011
18
reviewed:
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was one of those books that I made myself wait to read. In addition to the obligatory ten pag...
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
finished reading:
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke
December 2011
17
reviewed:
I was given this book as a kris kringle/secret santa present this year, by somebody who clearly doesn't know me very well. I ...
Save Me - Lisa Scottoline
finished reading:
Save Me - Lisa Scottoline
Save Me Lisa Scottoline
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