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A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
--George Bernard Shaw
Friday, July 15, 2011
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:.. A Life in Parts- Bryan Cranston
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:.. Havana: A Subtropical Delirium- Mark Kurlansky
:.. Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball- Keith Law
:.. The Best American Sports Writing 2016- Rick Telander, Glenn Stout (Editor)
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:.. Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity- Carlo Rovelli
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:.. The Last Days of Night- Graham Moore
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