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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami
"A hero's search for self through history and dreams. Rewards careful reading."

Set This House in Order
by Matt Ruff
"A hero with Multiple Personality Disorder. Unique, mind-expanding, well-plotted."

Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
"The section on working in a Paris restaurant is my favorite."

On Writing Well
by William Zinsser
"Simplify, simplify. Zinsser makes the case for taking the bloat out of our writing."

The Monkey's Wrench
by Primo Levi
"'La Chiave a Stella' translated from the Italian. Rigging and chemistry work stories woven together by Levi's narrator. His 'The Periodic Table' is also a favorite."

Recent Reads :

Young Woman and the Sea
by Glenn Stout
"The story of the first woman to swim the English Channel."

Big Hair and Plastic Grass
by Dan Epstein
"An entertaining account of baseball and American culture in the 1970s, written by an old elementary school buddy of mine."

last update 8/6/10