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21 Nights»rank: 6457par: Prince
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The Investment Zoo: Taming the Bulls and the Bears»rank: 21590par: Stephen A. Jarislowsky
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary»rank: 2562par: Simon Winchester
Chroniques et points de vue: Audiobook Review:The compilation of the 0xford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to say which is more remarkable: the facts of this amazingly well-researched story, or ... |
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The Essential Barack Obama: The Grammy Award-Winning Recordings»rank: 36626par: Barack Obama
Chroniques et points de vue: Audiobook Review:The compilation of the 0xford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to say which is more remarkable: the facts of this amazingly well-researched story, or ... |
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Extraordinary Canadians Nellie Mcclung»rank: 14852par: Charlotte Gray
Chroniques et points de vue: Audiobook Review:The compilation of the 0xford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to say which is more remarkable: the facts of this amazingly well-researched story, or ... |
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A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis»rank: 9711par: Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo
Chroniques et points de vue: Audiobook Review:The compilation of the 0xford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to say which is more remarkable: the facts of this amazingly well-researched story, or ... |
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Chronicles: Volume One»rank: 1473par: Bob Dylan
Chroniques et points de vue: Audiobook Review:The compilation of the 0xford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to say which is more remarkable: the facts of this amazingly well-researched story, or ... |
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius»rank: 18025par: Dave Eggers
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Dave Eggers is a terrifically talented writer; don't hold his cleverness against him. What to make of a book called A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: Based on a True Story? For starters, there's a good bit of staggering genius before you even get to the true story, including a preface, a list of 'Rules and Suggestions for Enjoyment of This Book,' and a 20-page acknowledgements section complete with special mail-in offer, flow chart of the book's themes, and a lovely pen-and-ink drawing of a stapler (helpfully labeled 'Here ... |
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A Wolf At The Table: A Memoir of my Father»rank: 1699par: Augusten Burroughs
Chroniques et points de vue: :Amazon Best of the Month, April 2008: When l started reading A Wolf at the Table, l thought l knew what to expect. Augusten Burroughs captures intense experience with an inexplicably cool remove, imparting a stillness and purity to emotions that would likely run amok in anyone else's hands. l love this quality of his writing, and it's present in full force in this memoir of a childhood spent in thrall to a predatory and deeply unpredictable father. What l wasn't prepared for was the suspense--the dread-filled, nearly sonorous waiting ... |
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Future Greats and Heartbreaks: A Year Undercover in the Secret World of NHL Scouts»rank: 6698par: Gare Joyce
Chroniques et points de vue: :Amazon Best of the Month, April 2008: When l started reading A Wolf at the Table, l thought l knew what to expect. Augusten Burroughs captures intense experience with an inexplicably cool remove, imparting a stillness and purity to emotions that would likely run amok in anyone else's hands. l love this quality of his writing, and it's present in full force in this memoir of a childhood spent in thrall to a predatory and deeply unpredictable father. What l wasn't prepared for was the suspense--the dread-filled, nearly sonorous waiting ... |
