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    <body><![CDATA[In the whole, I really liked this book of McMurtry's essays. I enjoyed it in the beginning and I enjoyed it in the end. The middle, especially where he expounded on his opinion of the cities of Houston, Dallas and Austin impressed me less. I suppose I took exception to his rather arrogant dismissal ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23006699">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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