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The Invalidity of Occam’s Razor

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I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

by J.K. Rowling

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Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy

by Quinn Slobodian (Goodreads Author)

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Samuel Jacobson rated a book it was amazing Sailing Alone around the World by Joshua Slocum	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An amazing story, well written. Certain some tall tales of a seaman. Neat to see how the times have changed.
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Samuel Jacobson rated a book it was ok The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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It was fine. Author has talent writing but story was a bit weak. Good character development and setting but overall I didn’t care about what happened in the end.
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Samuel Jacobson rated a book it was ok The Long Walk by Richard Bachman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Shouldn’t have been a full novel. Should have been a short story. Of course king did a brilliant job with it, but not even the best can make something out of so little. I felt like I was on the long walk and each page was a mile 😜 I would have stopped ...more
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Samuel Jacobson rated a book it was amazing Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Picked up in Salzburg. So weird Absolutely so strange Even stranger since it was so good Unsure as to what I read Enjoyed it
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Samuel Jacobson rated a book it was amazing Roar by Shelley Thompson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Brilliant! Truly brilliant.
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