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by Chr1stine
Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:12 am
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: How to Cook Your Life (documentary, 2007)
Replies: 0
Views: 1694

How to Cook Your Life (documentary, 2007)

This is a German documentary profiling Edward Espe Brown -- a zen teacher who is also a chef. He's written a few books and lots of articles in different magazines and they are naturally about treating your cooking as any other awareness practice. His writing has always struck me as very quiet and te...
by Chr1stine
Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:04 am
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: Priceline dot com
Replies: 7
Views: 4227

Priceline for hotels is horrible.

I've used Expedia for years and haven't had problem (that wasn't my own fault).
by Chr1stine
Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:02 am
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: Books for those who can read
Replies: 187
Views: 88468

I read Fooled by Randomness about a year ago. Loved it. Mr. Taleb is a very funny guy.

And I thought it was pretty funny that he always cited dentists to be the antithesis of randomness.

(I gave it to Lorraine when I finished...)
by Chr1stine
Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:09 am
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: "Buy Used" feature on Amazon.com
Replies: 10
Views: 4689

I buy most of my books from Amazon Marketplace. The only time I buy new is when I am too impatient to wait. I've never had a problem with any of the books. My experience with selling on AM is just as good. It is extremely easy. Actually, it's much easier than eBay because you just type in the ISBN a...
by Chr1stine
Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:34 pm
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: Books for those who can read
Replies: 187
Views: 88468

Just finished "Guests of the Ayatollah" by Mark Bowden. I liked it a lot. Now I'm reading "Saturday" by Ian McEwan. My first fiction reading in quite a while. [And I'm re-reading "Muscle Logic" by Charles Staley.] Next up: "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro.