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	<description>Thoughts on Books By a Metropolitan Librarian</description>
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		<title>Bodyworld- Dash Shaw</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mindbending comic about a mad botanist researching a new plant in 2060.  The art is exquisite and paints the overlapping realities in an visually stunning manner.  Great to own and refer back to.

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		<link>http://radlibrarian.com/2010/07/01/bodyworld-dash-shaw/</link>
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		<title>For the Win- Cory Doctorow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I tell people that 9 out of the 20 largest economies in the world are virtual, they just don&#8217;t believe me.  &#8220;But it&#8217;s just fake gold/whuffies/tokens right?&#8221;  People buy and sell and speculate on these games with real money.  Put it this way.  World of Warcraft&#8217;s economy is worth more than  either Portugal&#8217;s or Poland&#8217;s.  Which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://radlibrarian.com/2010/07/01/for-the-win-cory-doctorow/</link>
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		<title>Ilustrado- Miguel Syjuco</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Winner of the Man Asian Literary prize as an unpublished manuscript, this is a dazzling debut about the Philippines and its search for identity; both personal and political.  The multiple voice used to tell the narrative were complex and played off each other in a lovely ruminating way.  Highly recommended.

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		<link>http://radlibrarian.com/2010/06/24/ilustrado-miguel-syjuco/</link>
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		<title>Incarceron- Catherine Fisher</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fun and adventurous young adult dystopian tale of a Prison who becomes self aware.  My teen bookclub loved this the most this year, and the surprise ending made it even better.  The adults who have read it also enjoyed the world building and twists and turns. 

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		<link>http://radlibrarian.com/2010/05/26/incarceron-catherine-fisher/</link>
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		<title>The Dream of Perpetual Motion- Dexter Palmer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great premise-  A man pens his memoirs while being trapped on a zeppelin controlled by mechanical men while he searches for his lover who must be on board somewhere.  All hail the editor of this well paced strange tale.  The short narratives make this unique story build well, and readers will delight at the level [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://radlibrarian.com/2010/05/05/the-dream-of-perpetual-motion-dexter-palmer/</link>
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		<title>Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives- David Eagleman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just like the title suggests- these are 40 short stories of possible afterlives.  Eagleman, a nueroscientist who studies brains and consciousness, has created a very thoughprovoking collection.  My wife and I took turns reading the tales out loud to each other which sparked great conversation.  Simply lovely.

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		<link>http://radlibrarian.com/2010/05/03/sum-forty-tales-from-the-afterlives-david-eagleman/</link>
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		<title>Spin- Robert Charles Wilson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An artificial Alien barrier is placed around the earth which keeps it sealed while time outside the &#8220;Spin&#8221; moves millions of years in the future.  Are the Hypotheticals who created the barrier benevolent or sinister?  The human drama is well developed within the science fiction framework.  It&#8217;s a very engaging story that keeps the reactions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://radlibrarian.com/2010/04/28/spin-robert-charles-wilson/</link>
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		<title>the memory artists- jeffrey moore</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Very inventive Montreal based novel of synesthesia and hypermnesia (perfect memory) that used multiple narrative devices to good use.  Noel, who has the above mentioned abilities,  tries to cure his mother&#8217;s Alzheimer&#8217;s disease as well as growing to maintain his own relationships.  

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		<link>http://radlibrarian.com/2010/04/26/the-memory-artists-jeffrey-moore/</link>
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		<title>9Tail Fox- Jon Courtenay Grimwood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A dead cop trying to solve his own murder works on a number of levels in this interesting and well paced novel.  The Chinese mythology, complex characters, and exciting action makes it a quick fun read. 

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		<link>http://radlibrarian.com/2010/04/10/9tail-fox-jon-courtenay-grimwood/</link>
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		<title>When You Reach Me- Rebecca Stead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, here&#8217;s my first negative review.  I was bored by the glacial pace of this year&#8217;s Newbery winner.  100 pages in and I would have stopped reading, but I&#8217;m asked often for award winner J and YA titles, so I toughed it out.  What a big waste of time.  A gentle New York in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://radlibrarian.com/2010/03/25/when-you-reach-me-rebecca-stead/</link>
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