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NY Times book of the year written by .... Keef?
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04/12/2010 18:00:16
 
 
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04/12/2010 16:49:35
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>>>This is so cool.
>>>
>>>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/books/26introbooks.html?scp=2&sq=book%20reviewers%20favorites%20keith%20richards%20best%20of%20the%20year&st=cse
>>>
>>>The are all terrific but Michiko is the royalty of the three. It's cool in itself that the lead book reviewer of our lead paper has a name like Michiko Kakutani. That she speaks in praise of Keith Richards redeems my enduring belief in the unexpectedness of life. We are indeed a melting pot and that doesn't change a thing,
>>>
>>> "The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
>>> Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
>>> Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
>>> Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it."
>>>
>>> -- Omar Khayyam, 1048-1131
>>>
>>>I am reading "Life", among other books (sorry, Bonnie). So far,so good. He has always been the underrespected half of the duo, the musical sound that defines the Stones. Listen to iconic songs like "Satisfaction" or "Brown Sugar", tune out the singing and strutting side if you can, and make up your mind who it really was.
>>>
>>>That I always knew. What I didn't know was that he would be such a good and trustworthy autobiographer.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>
>>Funny, I agreed more with Janet's choices -
>
>Funny, I agree with you <s> - mainly because she includes Don Winslow's absolutely terrific "Savages" which I mentioned here previously when I was only about 100 pages into it an completely blown away. ( currently reading his "The Power of the Dog" )

I didn't notice your recommendation of that. I'll try it.

I'm reading some of theses scandinavian crime writers at the moment like henning mankell. And enjoying them, thay match the weather here. Ice cold.
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