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Portland, Oregon United States
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See all 473 reviews (1,792 helpful votes)
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sheef93
Birthday:
11/24
 
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I'm an attorney who needs to decompress from the all-too-often intense workday with a good book or movie. I majored in history, so my reading list gravitates towards history and historical fiction, but I try to expand my horizons.

A film crit class in college has also given me an appreciation for movies that I wish I'd developed earlier. While I enjoy a guilty-pleasure flick as much as the next guy, I do get impatient with a lot of the formulaic offerings we get these days.

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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History) by Thomas Cahill
July 5
Reviewed Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History) by Thomas Cahill and rated it Accessible, insightful intellectual history of the Greeks [more]
 
Genghis: Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden
June 27
Reviewed Genghis: Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden and rated it Action-packed, skim-the-surface novel does not demand immediate reread [more]
 
Trouble in Mind ~ Hayes Carll
June 22
Trouble in Mind ~ Hayes Carll and 1 other item was added to Scott Schiefelbein's Wish List.
 
Eastern Promises (Widescreen Edition) <b>DVD</b> ~ Naomi Watts
June 22
Reviewed Eastern Promises (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Naomi Watts and rated it Viggo Mortensen disappears into y et another fantastic role as a Russian gangster [more]
 
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
June 21
Reviewed The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett and rated it Epic keeps things moving through the generations [more]
 
Superbad (Rated) <b>DVD</b> ~ Jonah Hill
June 15
Reviewed Superbad (Rated) DVD ~ Jonah Hill and rated it "Superbad" goes into the pantheon of great teen-angst flicks [more]
 
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5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible, insightful intellectual history of the Greeks, July 5, 2008
Thomas Cahill's "Hinges of History" series has emerged as one of the most popular series of intellectual histories ever written, and also the most important. Intellectual history is often written by historians for historians, and you need at least a Master's degree to get past Chapter One. Cahill... Read More

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Wish List (updated 9/27/2007)

  1. The Isles: A History by Norman Davies
  2. Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough
  3. The Peasants' Revolt: England's Failed Revolution Of 1381 (Revealing History) by Alastair Dunn

Wish List: Wishful Thinking (updated 6/22/2008)

  1. Trouble in Mind ~ Hayes Carll
  2. Killing Rommel: A Novel by Steven Pressfield
  3. MI-5, Volume 1 DVD ~ Sam Miller
 

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