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	<title>Smooth Harold, The Blog of Blake Snow &#187; books</title>
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	<description>Husband, father, writer, and proprietor.</description>
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		<title>Looking for a good book to read? Here are two by one great author</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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I read Unbroken last year and liked it so much I emailed the author after finishing it because it was so well researched, written, and told. Yesterday I finished Seabiscuit, Hillenbrand&#8217;s first book. Despite seeing and really liking the movie first, reading the story allowed me to cheer for the Biscuit as if I were there. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My shallow review of Steve Jobs&#8217; official biography</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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Assuming his biography well represents him, Steve Jobs was a jerk for much of his life. A work-a-holic with eating disorders, incredibly bratty, ruthless.
I&#8217;m sure a lot of devout followers will excuse his actions with &#8220;no one is perfect.&#8221; I prefer that justification, however, for people who are at least trying to improve their social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>These photos of North Korea are surreal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1984]]></category>
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Almost like something Orwell would write fiction about. For example, derelict buildings devoid of capitalism. See more
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		<title>I was wrong when I wrote this.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year and a half ago, I ignorantly called e-readers The Emperor&#8217;s New Clothes.
Today, it is I who stands naked before you.
To be fair, I still buy printed books. But only because I&#8217;m a cheap skate and I like being able to pass my favorite books on to friends and family—can&#8217;t do that with my Kindle.
That said, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have you ever played hooky just to read a book?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smoothharold.com/have-you-ever-played-hooky-just-to-read-a-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have. On many occasions, in fact.
It all started in college. I&#8217;d head to class early to get a jump on my studies, get bored within 30 minutes, then open to whatever novel, biography, or paperback I had bookmarked for personal enjoyment. In the course of my four year, 63-credit undergraduate education, I&#8217;d do this several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now reading: I.O.U.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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Fascinating book. To the point and practical.
For example, the best way to describe a retail bank is to call it a piggy bank. The best way to describe an investment bank is to call is a casino, which is precisely what each are.
Who knew a book about high finance, banking, and The Great Recession could be such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 alternatives to college</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/8-alternatives-to-college/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smoothharold.com/8-alternatives-to-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the value of higher education continues to decline, these are some great alternatives: Start a business, travel the world, create art, make people laugh, write a book, work for a charity, master a game, master a sport. Splendid!
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		<title>My top 10 favorite passages from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took me a while, but I finally got around to reading Mark Twain, starting with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which I finished this week.
I figured the author was good, given all the praise that&#8217;s continuously heaped on him. But I didn&#8217;t know he&#8217;d be this good. I had no idea he was as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This kids book illustration cracks me up</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/this-kids-book-illustration-cracks-me-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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As recently seen in a book read to the girls. Anyone know the book?
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		<title>There are better ways of spending your time&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/there-are-better-ways-of-spending-your-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smoothharold.com/there-are-better-ways-of-spending-your-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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&#8230; than watching this. Usually (I make exceptions for high-profile sporting events and the occasional Netflix stream.)
Point is, DVR lowers your standards. You wouldn&#8217;t watch half that crap (and by &#8220;crap,&#8221; I mean poorly produced, written, and acted shows when compared to movies) if it were live. So why subject yourself to lesser entertainment? I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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