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Jacob Barnes. American journalist. Living in Paris. I send off my cables. I work hard for a couple of hours. I put the stories in big manila envelopes. And send them out. That brings in the money. French? I speak French. Spanish? I speak Spanish. Don't think I've got it made. ...             One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.)54 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Garcia Marquez is great! + Excellent, but not typical of Marquez. + Well-written but very graphic Gabriel Garcia Marquez has written many novels over the years, but I have had the privilege to read only two. This book is written in the style of magical realism, so you have to be very open minded about the creative and surrealistic characters. It's a wonderful, classic book from a great Latin ...             Natural Obsessions: The Search for the Oncogene1 review Natalie Angier Houghton Mifflin (T), 1988 Can't wait to buy the sequel... 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Joan Didion is a writer of great talent, and this memoir setting forth her process of grief after the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, is powerful. And while it is not sentimental, it envokes strong emotion in the reader. Didion's pain is sharp, her sense of isolation very real, yet she ...             And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic68 reviews Randy Shilts Penguin (Non-Classics), 1988 How the fight against AIDS was initially lost.... + And the Band Played On + Amazing! + A Classic + Review of And The Band Played On             The Namesake: A Novel (Edition 001)476 reviews Jhumpa Lahiri Mariner Books, 2004 You felt like you knew these people + not as good as the short story collections + A great and superbly written story + Tale of a 1st generation Indian immigrant - different!             The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide305 reviews Douglas Adams Wings, 1996 In one word, great. + Great collection... + So long Douglas, and thanks for the all the laughs + Imaginative, brilliant, uneven + Oh, the irony             And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic68 reviews Randy Shilts Penguin (Non-Classics), 1988 How the fight against AIDS was initially lost.... + And the Band Played On + Amazing! + A Classic + Review of And The Band Played On             Natural Obsessions: The Search for the Oncogene1 review Natalie Angier Houghton Mifflin (T), 1988 Can't wait to buy the sequel... Ms. Angier has responded brilliantly to the criticism of Mike Wigler (one of the scientists featured in the book) and refrained from writing "a textbook". She has instead taken us into the world of hardcore biomedical research to see the people behind the scenes as they race to unlock the secrets ...             The Namesake: A Novel (Edition 001)476 reviews Jhumpa Lahiri Mariner Books, 2004 You felt like you knew these people + not as good as the short story collections + A great and superbly written story + Tale of a 1st generation Indian immigrant - different!             The Alchemist1287 reviews Paulo Coelho HarperOne, 2004 A classic + Inspiring This classic, beautiful tale about following one's quest and the power of the "Personal Legend", as the author calls it, was an easy and enjoyable read. I found the story of Santiago's (the main character's) spiritual travels through Spain very inspiring. It reconnected me with the magic and ...             The Sun Also Rises478 reviews Ernest Hemingway Scribner, 1995 Bitter sweet + Interesting read + The Sun Does Indeed Look Bright I'm Jake. Jacob Barnes. American journalist. Living in Paris. I send off my cables. I work hard for a couple of hours. I put the stories in big manila envelopes. And send them out. That brings in the money. French? I speak French. Spanish? I speak Spanish. Don't think I've got it made. ...             An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness330 reviews Kay Redfield Jamison Vintage, 1996 Kay Jamisons credentials + An Unquiet Mind + Really Helps to Understand I'd just like to correct something is one of the reviews. Kay Jamison is not a psychiatrist. She is a psychologist who heads a psychiatric department. If you have read this book, you know that. I've read over a dozen books on Bipolar Disorder. Being Bipolar myself, I really felt a kinship ...             Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair: Dual Language Edition (Twentieth Century Classics)39 reviews Pablo Neruda Penguin Classics, 1993 the most romantic book of love poems ever written + Wonderful! + Love poems for all of us + One of my favorite writers             The Year of Magical Thinking501 reviews Joan Didion Knopf, 2005 "I needed to be alone so that he could come back." + You Had To Be There + A KEEPER! Joan Didion is a writer of great talent, and this memoir setting forth her process of grief after the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, is powerful. And while it is not sentimental, it envokes strong emotion in the reader. Didion's pain is sharp, her sense of isolation very real, yet she ...             One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.)54 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Garcia Marquez is great! + Excellent, but not typical of Marquez. + Well-written but very graphic Gabriel Garcia Marquez has written many novels over the years, but I have had the privilege to read only two. This book is written in the style of magical realism, so you have to be very open minded about the creative and surrealistic characters. It's a wonderful, classic book from a great Latin ...