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Brooks, Arthur C.: From Strength to Strength (2022, Center Point Large Print)

Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse-five ; The sirens of Titan ; Player-piano ; cat's cradle ; Breakfast of champions ; Mother night (Hardcover, 1980, Octopus/Heinemann)

Viktor Frankl: Man's search for meaning (1970, Beacon Press)

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No cover — Allen Steck, Steve Roper: The Best of Ascent (1993, Sierra Club Books)

Lisa Maria Marquis: Everyday Information Architecture (2019, A Book Apart)

Bessel van der Kolk, Bessel van der Kolk: The Body Keeps the Score (2014, Viking)

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Daniel Deogun, Dan Bergh Johnsson, Daniel Sawano: Secure by Design (2019, Manning Publications Company)

Derek Fisher: Application Security Program Handbook (2022, Manning Publications Co. LLC)

Dylan Shields: AWS Security (2022, Manning Publications Co. LLC, Manning)

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pcalvin rated The Catcher in the Rye: 5 stars

J. D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback, 2001, Back Bay Books)

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

Holden Caulfield, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New …

pcalvin rated Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training: 4 stars

Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore, Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore: Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training (Paperback, 2007, The Aasgaard Company)

Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training by Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore, Mark Rippetoe, and 1 other

pcalvin rated Eating Animals: 4 stars

Jonathan Safran Foer: Eating Animals (2009)

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

pcalvin rated The Argumentative Indian : Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity: 1 star

Amartya Sen: The Argumentative Indian : Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity (2005)

The Argumentative Indian : Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity by Amartya Sen

pcalvin rated After the Quake: 4 stars

Haruki Murakami: After the Quake (Paperback, 2002, Harvill P.)

After the Quake by Haruki Murakami

1ª ed

pcalvin rated A Wild Sheep Chase: 4 stars

Haruki Murakami: A Wild Sheep Chase (Paperback, Vintage)

A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami

It begins simply enough: A twenty-something advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend, and casually appropriates the image for …

pcalvin reviewed Shantaram

Shantaram (Paperback, 2004, Scribe)

Review of 'Shantaram' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Read the other reviews. Love it, hate it? I'm in the middle. It's way too long and the author is way too into himself, but there are some really memorable passages, and some fun insights to living (as a foreigner) in India. The prison chapter is unforgettable.

Read the other reviews. Love it, hate it? I'm in the middle. It's way too long and the author is way too into himself, but there are some really memorable passages, and some fun insights to living (as a foreigner) in India. The prison chapter is unforgettable.

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