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Ian Chadwick

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Former editor, reporter, columnist, book author, municipal politician. Blogger who plays the ukulele, drinks tequila, and plays PC games. Aficionado of Chaucer, Homer, Shakespeare, Horace, Machiavelli, ERB, PG Wodehouse, Godzilla, politics, history, science, socialism, typography, and The Velvet Underground.

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Average rating: 4.89 · 19 ratings · 3 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Mapping the Atari 4.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Politically Speaking: Media Relations & Communication Strategies for Municipal Politicians it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digital Connections: Social Media for Municipalities & Municipal Politicians it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Politically Speaking - Media Relations & Communication Strategies for Municipal Politicians it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brands, Buzz & Going Viral it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy

by Ben Macintyre

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Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley

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Tarzan the Terrible (Tarzan, #8)

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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