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	Armchair / Shotgun No 2 by John M. Cusick (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Laura McMillan (Editor), Adam Read-Brown (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011	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
	The Kill Sign (Electric Literature's Recommended Reading Book 5) by Marvin Shackelford (Goodreads Author), Evan Simko-Bednarski (Introduction) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Field Guide to Lonely Birds it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Sugar House Review #5: Fall/Winter '11 by Kevin Cutrer (Contributor), Star Coulbrooke (Contributor), Sandra Kohler (Contributor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	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
	Endless Building it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	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
	On the Coming Extinction of the Great White Male (Electric Literature's Recommended Readgin Book 296) by Marvin Shackelford (Goodreads Author), Jubal Tiner (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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