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49-year-old man in New York, NY, United States
Seeking a woman, 32 to 45
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

a thriller so compelling i can't believe it's not fiction. the story that changed so much in our culture. resonates as strongly today as when it was written.

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Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream

Friday Night Lights

H. G. Bissinger

ostensibly about football but really about life in a small texas town and how we glorify our sports heroes. so beautifully written i feel like watching the tv show would be "cheating" on...more »

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Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the FinancialSystem--and Themselves

Too Big to Fail

Andrew Ross Sorkin

all you need to know about how we got into the financial mess we did. vivid portraits of the main characters (culprits?) and it reads like a thriller. even though you know where the story...more »

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D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

D-Day

Stephen E. Ambrose

i'd read a biography of paris hilton if stephen ambrose wrote it. i felt like i was on the beaches of normandy when i was reading it.

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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Nothing to Envy

Barbara Demick

a fascinating, albeit deeply disturbing look at north korea through the eyes of several people who have defected. the stories are haunting and will stick with you for a long, long time.

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