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Books 2007 #2 Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life It was suggested to me, so I read it.

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Books 2007 #1 Ambient Findability

So slow, this year. Ambient Findability: A fascinating read. One of my favorite parts of it is that he name checks people like William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, a lot. I think he tosses in a Neal Stephenson reference as … Continue reading

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Books 2006 #6 The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece

What a pathetic haul of books so far. I’ve been way too busy for my own good this year. Thankfully, that’s all over and done with now and I can hopefully squeeze in another one or two before the year’s … Continue reading

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Books 2006 #5 Why Black People Tend to Shout: Cold Facts and Wry Views from a Black Man's World

Why Black People Tend to Shout: Cold Facts and Wry Views from a Black Man’s World: Interesting for dozens of reasons, the primary for me being Wiley’s writing. I just enjoy reading his writing. The fact that the book is … Continue reading

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Books 2006 #4 Eldest

Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2) Good stuff. The interesting thing is that where the major plot points were predictable, there were enough surprises in the details to make the book interesting. I’ll be picking up the third book as soon as … Continue reading

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