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Sonofgroucho is 22% done with The Rainbow

— Sep 18, 2018 07:03AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is starting Life Class (Life Class, #1)

— Jan 21, 2017 04:43AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 244 of 400 of The Invention of Russia: The Journey from Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War

Fascinating book. Putin is just about to appear...

— Jan 01, 2017 06:20AM Add a comment

The Invention of Russia: The Journey from Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War

Sonofgroucho is 76% done with Gallipoli

Fascinating account of this First World War campaign and its political background.

— Nov 21, 2015 11:52AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 128 of 192 of The Heart of Buddhism: Practical Wisdom for an Agitated World

Really enjoying this book although it is not an easy read. Good detailed explanations of the concepts involved.

— Oct 25, 2015 11:04AM Add a comment

The Heart of Buddhism: Practical Wisdom for an Agitated World

Sonofgroucho is on page 370 of 400 of The Moth

There really are some fabulous true stories in this book!

— Oct 10, 2015 04:25AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 310 of 400 of The Moth

Thoroughly enjoying this collection of true stories. Very varied collection, many of which are very good indeed.

— Sep 13, 2015 01:14PM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 186 of 384 of Head of State: The Bestselling Brexit Thriller

Enjoying this "thriller", although I think it would more accurately be described as a black comedy...

— Jul 14, 2015 12:21AM Add a comment

Head of State: The Bestselling Brexit Thriller

Sonofgroucho is on page 106 of 290 of Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

Great book. Fascinating accounts of neurosurgical procedures and familiar moral dilemmas from a surgeon who is almost exactly my age.

— Jun 27, 2015 03:00PM Add a comment

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

Sonofgroucho is on page 58 of 400 of The Moth

Really enjoying this collection of true stories. Great to just pick up and read one. The first one was really amazing.

— May 15, 2015 02:45PM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is 27% done with This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate

— Nov 09, 2014 02:10PM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 234 of 288 of Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence

Enjoying this entertaining account.

— Nov 08, 2014 01:44PM Add a comment

Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence

Sonofgroucho is on page 146 of 404 of And the Mountains Echoed

Fascinating story so far. I had forgotten what a good storyteller Khaled Hosseini is.

— Jul 27, 2014 07:33AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 182 of 288 of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World

Great introduction to mindfulness and meditation: determined to work my way through the 8 week course.

— Jun 07, 2014 10:05AM Add a comment

Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World

Sonofgroucho is on page 78 of 278 of Rites of Passage (To the ends of the earth, #1)

— Mar 22, 2014 01:59PM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is 47% done with Slaughterhouse-Five

— Mar 22, 2014 01:58PM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is 27% done with Slaughterhouse-Five

What a strange book this is!

— Mar 16, 2014 06:40AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 42 of 278 of Rites of Passage (To the ends of the earth, #1)

— Mar 16, 2014 06:38AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 143 of 260 of Sane New World: The original bestseller

Entertaining romp through neuroscience in Wax's usual style. Found the stuff on baby development and mother-child interactions interesting. Now for mindfulness 101...

— Mar 09, 2014 03:36AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 482 of 593 of Matter (Culture, #8)

— Mar 08, 2014 08:57AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 110 of 559 of Of Human Bondage

— Feb 15, 2014 06:40AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 38 of 254 of Travels with My Aunt

Reading as e-book.

— Jan 31, 2014 01:51PM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 289 of 593 of Matter (Culture, #8)

— Jan 31, 2014 01:49PM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 80 of 210 of The Quiet American

Reading this as an e-book.

— Jan 26, 2014 09:15AM Add a comment

Sonofgroucho is on page 266 of 593 of Matter (Culture, #8)

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