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In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road 64 reviews Allan Weisbecker
Tarcher, 2002
A Head-On Collision Between Endless Summer And Electric Koolaid Acid Test
+ I don't even surf + Makes me dream about the beach life + Excellent thought provoking and fun read + in search of captain zero
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values 528 reviews Robert M. Pirsig
HarperTorch, 2006
Couldn't put it down.
+ About this book + A book about overcoming intellectualism and becoming whole + Blacktop Bible
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific 98 reviews J. Maarten Troost
Broadway, 2004
If you have ever traveled abroad or graduated with an MA in something unuseable
+ great travel story + Don't Let The Title Mislead You + Hilarious & Brilliant! + See Hilarious and Poignant... Scroll down...
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DA BULL 8 reviews Greg Noll, Andrea Gabbard
North Atlantic Books, 1989
Da Bull never does anything half-assed, excellent bio!!!
+ sooo goood + excellent read ! + GREAT STORIES + A Must read for a history of the North Shore
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The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin and Meaning of Life 32 reviews Paul Davies
Simon & Schuster, 1999
Simply Astounding
+ A Fantastic Read + How did life on Earth originate? + Searching for the Laws of Life + The best little book I have read in years.
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Man and His Symbols 45 reviews Carl Gustav Jung
Dell, 1968
This book changed my life
+ Always go to the source + Man and his symbols - a must have
I picked up a copy of this book in Mendocino, CA just after I graduated from college and was trying to figure out what to do with my life. For those of you who are somewhat introverted, academic, or artistic, you may find that his book changes your view and helps begin the process of what Jung (and ...
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We Approach Our Martinis With Such High Expectations 18 reviews Jamie Brisick
Consafos Press, 2002
i've approached my martinis with such high expectations
+ We Approach Our Martini's + dry and dirty
i was born to read good books, i was born to have poetry in my life, i was born to buy this book as you should!!!
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction 8 reviews Jon Stewart
Allen Lane, 2005
Hilarious and informative!!!
+ Brilliant Satire! + Entertaining and informative
I was laughing out loud alone in my house while reading this. I also learned stuff. I think the funniest thing about the book is how accurate it was, it really had some very good points.
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God's Debris: A Thought Experiment 180 reviews Scott Adams
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2004
Should you read this?
+ It's thought experiment (for GOD's sake) + A meaningful exercise + Never thought of it this way...
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Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga (Modern Library) 113 reviews Hunter S. Thompson
Modern Library, 1999
Hells Angels: a hard to find modern classic.
+ Hunter at his best + One of the greatest writers of all time + Top Notch + Gripping portrait of the counter-counterculture
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The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must 73 reviews Robert Zubrin, Richard Wagner
Free Press, 1997
Most Important Book
+ The Case for Mars
The vision that Robert Zubrin lays out in this book makes it the most important for anyone to read. Not only is it well written, Zubrin's ideas are outstanding and critical for our society to learn and embrace as we move quickly into the 21st century.
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The Interpretation of Dreams 34 reviews Sigmund Freud
NuVision Publications, 2007
Plenty of facts and a wrong theory
+ nice
Freud's book must be read by anyone who studies dreams, because it contains about 220 dreams and valuable information about the dreamers' life experiences related to their dreams. But, his wish fulfillment theory of dreams is definitely wrong both concerning its origin and its consequences, as ...
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 395 reviews Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
a long way gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
+ K.Ramu + This book needs to be read by everyone... + great read
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Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (American Empire Project) 273 reviews Noam Chomsky
Holt Paperbacks, 2004
A Must Read
+ An unconventional, controversial view of U.S. foreign policy + CHOMSKY IS OUR WATCHDOG WITH ONE EYE CLOSED + relevant and engaging
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life 133 reviews Jon Lee Anderson
Grove Press, 1997
MY REVOLUTIONARY BROTHA
+ One of two essential biographies + Tales of Power + yes + Read it critically; Enesto was a murderer...
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Special Edition 23 reviews Sun Tzu
El Paso Norte Press, 2005
Timeless
+ Definitely a must read... + Really Insightful + Superb Knowledge for Business and Life + Sun Tzu vs Lao Tzu
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Myths of the Ancient Greeks 5 reviews
NAL Trade, 2003
Concise yet Thorough
+ A good collections of Greek myths told in a clear prose format + A VERY SOLID AND ENJOYABLE BOOK + The Myths of the Ancient Greeks + Good Book
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The God Delusion 1250 reviews Richard Dawkins
Houghton Mifflin, 2006
Truly Honest Review ~ Yes I Read The Book
It is my goal to provide an honest review of this book, as seen from my perspective. I appreciate what Dawkins says, from the viewpoint of his arguement. Dawkins also, surprisingly, admits that the existance of God is a 50/50 chance. He does, however, provide arguments for why he believes God is ...
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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.) 95 reviews Jared M. Diamond
Harper Perennial, 2006
A tour of the human condition
+ Jared Diamond answers all those pesky questions about how we choose mates, natural selection + Intersting Read + A thought-provoking book, but don't be seduced by all of it
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Ideas and Opinions 41 reviews Albert Einstein
Bonanza Books, 1988
If you really want to know what Einstein said read this book
+ The hobo Philosopher + Something to read before you live this world + Another Side of Einstein
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