John's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/review/list_rss/245847 en-US Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:41:53 -0800 60 John's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/ 200 41 http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_logo.gif 14801546 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:41:53 -0800 <![CDATA[Foul Play!: The Art and Artists of the Notorious 1950s E.C. Comics!]]> Foul Play!: The Art and Artists of the Notorious 1950s E.C. Comics!
author: Grant Geissman
name: John
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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]]> 14801515 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:40:03 -0800 <![CDATA[Showcase Presents: Batman Volume 2]]> Showcase Presents: Batman Volume 2
author: Various Authors
name: John
average rating: 2.67
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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date added: 02/07/08
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]]> 14801508 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:39:38 -0800 <![CDATA[Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 1]]> Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 1
author: Gardner Fox
name: John
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> 12682993 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:49:51 -0800 <![CDATA[Led Zeppelin: The Montreux Concerts]]> Led Zeppelin: The Montreux Concerts
author: Gilles Chateau
name: John
average rating: 0.00
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> 4031860 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:06:24 -0800 <![CDATA[Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock'n'Roll's Last Stand in 60s Hollywood]]> Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock'n'Roll's Last Stand in 60s Hollywood
author: Domenic Priore
name: John
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 07/07
date added: 01/15/08
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]]> 8560748 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:48:16 -0700 <![CDATA[The Hemi in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology]]> The Hemi in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology
author: Tom Cotter
name: John
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> 8175326 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:06:15 -0700 <![CDATA[Casualties of Rock (VH1 Behind the Music)]]> Casualties of Rock (VH1 Behind the Music)
author: Quinton Skinner
name: John
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> 4031466 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:36:43 -0700 <![CDATA[White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s]]> White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s
author: Joe Boyd
name: John
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 06/07
date added: 09/27/07
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]]> 6881618 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:36:15 -0700 <![CDATA[Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address]]> Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address
author: Stephen Birmingham
name: John
average rating: 3.40
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> 6881584 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:35:36 -0700 <![CDATA[King Dork]]> King Dork
author: Frank Portman
name: John
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> 6724301 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:04:34 -0700 <![CDATA[The Beatles: The Biography]]> The Beatles: The Biography
author: Bob Spitz
name: John
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2007
rating: 0
read at: 11/07
date added: 09/24/07
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Heidi found a huge pile of the hardcover edition of this book stashed away in a corner of Borders for 4.99 a piece. How could I pass it up?
]]> 6501001 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:35:09 -0700 <![CDATA[Sweat: The Story of the Fleshtones, America's Garage Band]]> Sweat: The Story of the Fleshtones, America's Garage Band
author: Joe Bonomo
name: John
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> 5869181 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:18:37 -0700 <![CDATA[The Who Concert File (Talking)]]> The Who Concert File (Talking)
author: Joe McMichael
name: John
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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Essential for anyone calling themselves a Who fan.
]]> 5597816 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:12:35 -0700 <![CDATA[The Act You've Known for All These Years: A Year in the Life of Sgt. Pepper and Friends]]> The Act You've Known for All These Years: A Year in the Life of Sgt. Pepper and Friends
author: Clinton Heylin
name: John
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> 4527237 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:54:42 -0700 <![CDATA[Nasty People: How to Stop Being Hurt By Them Without Becoming One of Them]]> Only gave it four stars because it doesn't endorse violence.]]> Nasty People: How to Stop Being Hurt By Them Without Becoming One of Them
author: Jay Carter
name: John
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1989
rating: 4
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essential reading for anyone who has a cunt of a boss.
Only gave it four stars because it doesn't endorse violence.
]]> 4526817 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:52:53 -0700 <![CDATA[Keith Moon: Instant Party: Musings, Memories and Minutiae]]>
A few intersting stories but nothing to really recommend. Borrow it from the library, don't buy it.]]> Keith Moon: Instant Party: Musings, Memories and Minutiae
author: Alan Clayson
name: John
average rating: 2.50
book published: 2005
rating: 2
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Run for life! it's Clayson!!!!!

A few intersting stories but nothing to really recommend. Borrow it from the library, don't buy it.
]]> 4526987 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:51:22 -0700 <![CDATA[The Get Fuzzy Experience]]> This is also the greatest book cover ever.]]> The Get Fuzzy Experience
author: Darby Conley
name: John
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 01/97
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The greatest comic strip out there today.
This is also the greatest book cover ever.
]]> 4526999 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:50:06 -0700 <![CDATA[Get Fuzzy: The Dog Is Not a Toy: House Rule #4]]> Get Fuzzy: The Dog Is Not a Toy: House Rule #4
author: Darby Conley
name: John
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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]]> 4526997 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:50:03 -0700 <![CDATA[Say Cheesy: A Get Fuzzy Collection, Vol. 5]]> Say Cheesy: A Get Fuzzy Collection, Vol. 5
author: Darby Conley
name: John
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> 4526993 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:49:59 -0700 <![CDATA[Get Fuzzy 2 Fuzzy Logic]]> Get Fuzzy 2 Fuzzy Logic
author: Darby Conley
name: John
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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]]> 4526989 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:49:55 -0700 <![CDATA[Blueprint for Disaster: A Get Fuzzy Collection]]> Blueprint for Disaster: A Get Fuzzy Collection
author: Darby Conley
name: John
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> 4526901 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:48:12 -0700 <![CDATA[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers: Cloth Book]]> The Life and Death of Peter Sellers: Cloth Book
author: Roger Lewis
name: John
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> 4526853 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:47:12 -0700 <![CDATA[Graham Crackers: Fuzzy Memories, Silly Bits, and Outright Lies]]> Graham Crackers: Fuzzy Memories, Silly Bits, and Outright Lies
author: Graham Chapman
name: John
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> 4526849 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:47:06 -0700 <![CDATA[The Pythons Autobiography by the Pythons]]> The Pythons Autobiography by the Pythons
author: Michael Palin
name: John
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> 4526809 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:46:37 -0700 <![CDATA[Dear Boy: the Life of Keith Moon]]> Dear Boy: the Life of Keith Moon
author: Tony Fletcher
name: John
average rating: 4.44
book published: 1998
rating: 5
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]]> 4526669 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:44:33 -0700 <![CDATA[Soul on Bikes]]> Soul on Bikes
author: Tobie Levingston
name: John
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> 4071899 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:49:32 -0700 <![CDATA[According to the Rolling Stones]]> According to the Rolling Stones
author: The Rolling Stones
name: John
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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Bill Wyman is conspicuously absent....
]]> 4071798 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:45:28 -0700 <![CDATA[The Pretty Things: Growing Old Disgracefully]]> The Pretty Things: Growing Old Disgracefully
author: Alan Lakey
name: John
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 01/04
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not the greatest biography, but at least Alan Clayson didn't write it
]]> 4033732 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:02:53 -0700 <![CDATA[Pontiac's Greatest Decade 1959-1969: The Wide Track Era (An Illustrated History)]]> Pontiac's Greatest Decade 1959-1969: The Wide Track Era (An Illustrated History)
author: Paul Zazarine
name: John
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> 4033687 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:01:56 -0700 <![CDATA[Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll]]> Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll
author: David A. Carson
name: John
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> 4033642 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:01:20 -0700 <![CDATA[Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin]]> Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin
author: Paul Feig
name: John
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> 4033639 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:01:18 -0700 <![CDATA[Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence]]> Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
author: Paul Feig
name: John
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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]]> 4033631 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:01:10 -0700 <![CDATA[The Who Sell Out (33 1/3)]]> The Who Sell Out (33 1/3)
author: John Dougan
name: John
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> 4033543 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:59:41 -0700 <![CDATA[All Yesterdays' Parties: The Velvet Underground in Print: 1966-1971]]> All Yesterdays' Parties: The Velvet Underground in Print: 1966-1971
author: Clinton Heylin
name: John
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> 4033513 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:59:15 -0700 <![CDATA[Vinyl Junkies: Adventures in Record Collecting]]> Vinyl Junkies: Adventures in Record Collecting
author: Brett Milano
name: John
average rating: 3.49
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> 4033231 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:54:06 -0700 <![CDATA[The Rolling Stones: In the Beginning]]> The Rolling Stones: In the Beginning
author: Bent Rej
name: John
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> 4033183 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:53:20 -0700 <![CDATA[Ready, Steady, Go!: The Smashing Rise and Giddy Fall of Swinging London]]> Ready, Steady, Go!: The Smashing Rise and Giddy Fall of Swinging London
author: Shawn Levy
name: John
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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]]> 4033125 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:52:26 -0700 <![CDATA[The Blonde on the Street Corner (Midnight Classics)]]> The Blonde on the Street Corner (Midnight Classics)
author: David Goodis
name: John
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1954
rating: 2
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]]> 4033113 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:52:15 -0700 <![CDATA[Cassidy's Girl]]> Cassidy's Girl
author: David Goodis
name: John
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1987
rating: 5
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]]> 4033111 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:52:09 -0700 <![CDATA[Shoot the Piano Player]]> Shoot the Piano Player
author: David Goodis
name: John
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1990
rating: 5
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]]> 4033093 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:51:52 -0700 <![CDATA[On The Road With The Ramones]]> On The Road With The Ramones
author: Monte A. Melnick
name: John
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> 4033069 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:51:29 -0700 <![CDATA[Mods!]]> Mods!
author: Richard Barnes
name: John
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1994
rating: 5
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]]> 4033063 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:51:26 -0700 <![CDATA[The Who: Maximum R & B]]> The Who: Maximum R & B
author: Richard Barnes
name: John
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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]]> 4033054 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:51:16 -0700 <![CDATA[Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who]]> Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who
author: Dave Marsh
name: John
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> 4032908 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:49:26 -0700 <![CDATA[The Kinks]]> The Kinks
author: Neville Marten
name: John
average rating: 3.20
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> 4032896 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:49:16 -0700 <![CDATA[The Kinks' The Village Green Preservation Society (Thirty Three and a Third series)]]> The Kinks' The Village Green Preservation Society (Thirty Three and a Third series)
author: Andy Miller
name: John
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> 4032892 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:49:13 -0700 <![CDATA[The Kinks (Complete Guide to the Music Of...)]]> The Kinks (Complete Guide to the Music Of...)
author: Johnny Rogan
name: John
average rating: 5.00
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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]]> 4032884 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:49:04 -0700 <![CDATA[The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1964 -- 1997]]> The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1964 -- 1997
author: Doug Hinman
name: John
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> 4032871 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:48:43 -0700 <![CDATA[The Monkees: The Day-By-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation]]> The Monkees: The Day-By-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation
author: Andrew Sandoval
name: John
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> 4032786 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:48:17 -0700 <![CDATA[Travels with Charley in Search of America]]> Travels with Charley in Search of America
author: John Steinbeck
name: John
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1962
rating: 5
read at: 01/06
date added: 08/03/07
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He's still right you know. You can drive coast to coast on an Interstate highway and not see a damn thing.
]]> 4032601 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:45:36 -0700 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Mind over Matters]]> Mike Nelson's Mind over Matters
author: Michael J. Nelson
name: John
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at: 06/06
date added: 08/03/07
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Side-splittingly funny essays from one of Mystery Science Theater 300's main writers and actors. I think almost everyone can relate to the "Couch Mover, Retired" essay.
]]> 4032515 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:42:23 -0700 <![CDATA[Gone to New York: Adventures in the City]]> Gone to New York: Adventures in the City
author: Ian Frazier
name: John
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> 4032484 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:41:57 -0700 <![CDATA[Coyote V. Acme]]> Coyote V. Acme
author: Ian Frazier
name: John
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at: 03/07
date added: 08/03/07
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]]> 4032117 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:37:02 -0700 <![CDATA[Roadwork: Rock & Roll Turned Inside Out]]> Roadwork: Rock & Roll Turned Inside Out
author: Tom Wright
name: John
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 06/07
date added: 08/03/07
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]]> 4031984 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:35:35 -0700 <![CDATA[The Who, Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere]]> The Who, Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
author: Andy Neill
name: John
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 01/05
date added: 08/03/07
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Had to replace my hardcover after it got wrecked in a damp basement
]]> 4031952 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:34:39 -0700 <![CDATA[Don't Bring Me Down... Under: The Pretty Things in New Zealand, 1965]]> Don't Bring Me Down... Under: The Pretty Things in New Zealand, 1965
author: Mike Stax
name: John
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 05/07
date added: 08/03/07
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]]> 4031728 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:31:15 -0700 <![CDATA[Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s]]> Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s
author: James Lileks
name: John
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 05/07
date added: 08/03/07
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Upset stomach? Need to throw up but can't? The rooms featured in this book will help.
]]> 4031636 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:30:09 -0700 <![CDATA[Railroads of New Jersey: Fragments of the Past in the Seashore Landscape]]> Railroads of New Jersey: Fragments of the Past in the Seashore Landscape
author: Lorett Treese
name: John
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2006
rating: 3
read at: 05/07
date added: 08/03/07
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]]> 4031595 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:29:39 -0700 <![CDATA[Dirty Little Secrets of the Record Business: Why So Much Music You Hear Sucks]]> Dirty Little Secrets of the Record Business: Why So Much Music You Hear Sucks
author: Hank Bordowitz
name: John
average rating: 3.40
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 03/07
date added: 08/03/07
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