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Many rich, powerful people will compromise their ideals to remain rich and powerful. This book is hit-or-miss with its examples of how those rich and/or powerful people compromised their ideals and chose not to stand up to Trump and the Trump adminis ...more
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I love reading about worlds and lives that are completely different than mine, but also contain threads of universality. These are well-written and funny, and even though I can't relate to many of the experiences, the feelings and the reactions to th ...more
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