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Rising Sun by Michael Crichton

5.0

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Updated Edition) by Anthony Bourdain

4.0

My favorite part of this book is seeing the evolution of the man we see so casually strolling through kitchen around the world and fluidly interacting with so many cultures. This was a little more crass than I imagined it would be, at times reading like a rock-star's biography. The stories, while lurid, were immensely enthralling and seamlessly offered numerous cooking tips for those interested

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

3.0

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

4.0

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

3.0

What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell

4.0

If you like the pseudo-social science of Malcolm Gladwell, you'll enjoy this collection of some of his greatest columns. If you don't like Gladwell, this won't turn you on.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

3.0

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

4.0

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.0

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

1.0