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Every city has people similar to Mr. Berger who makes a living playing the role as that city's "old guardian."
These old guardians and their fans will never leave their host cities and yet want others (i.e. th...more...]]> 45458396 1499099 5644583 1570615721 9781570615726 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255673250m/5644583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255673250s/5644583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5644583.Pugetopolis_A_Mossback_Takes_on_Growth_Addicts_Weather_Wimps_and_the_Myth_of_Seattle_Nice 2.73 30 Seattle Weekly, and now Crosscut.com, have made him one of the most popular and prickly figures in Seattle journalism. This book collects the best of those columns on politics, culture, enterprise, and odd local behavior. For anyone who wants to understand the Pacific Northwest through the gimlet eye of Seattle's own “crank with a conscience,” this is a must-read.</DIV>]]> 2009 2 2 false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:15:36 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 16:18:09 -0800 2009
Because it's a collection of essays written over several years, there is a lot of repetition. By the halfway point, I was thinking, "Wait - didn't I already read this one?"

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