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An Ordinary Soldier

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Busted in New York and Other Essays

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Shakespeare in a Divided America

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A Book for Her

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Little Keith Lemon: Memoirs of me Childhood

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Conan Doyle's Wide World

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'There are two ways to open a child's head. The pretty way and the quick way. Usually I shave the hair, use a scalpel to

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