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	Speech of Lieutenant General William Thornton in the House of Commons on Thursday, 7 May, 1818; with authorities and illustrations, deduction and conclusion 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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Logan Roy's entrance into the second episode of "Succession" begins with a question: "Why does everybody ask how I'm doing?"

It now looks like a signal to the audience of what's to come. Of course, the question hovering over all four seasons of "Succession" is the mortality of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and which of his children will succeed him at the head of his companies. Or, perhaps, none of th

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This novel is a relic of the late sixties, early seventies - so the geography feels well worn by now. Revolution in the air and in the bed, but I was surprised at the main character's origin story as an English lit grad student. Readers may come for ...more
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I enjoyed this more than I expected. Being an Alabama alum, I've seen several books like this over my lifetime, and this is well-plowed ground, so to speak. Still, Busbee manages to find a few nuggets that I hadn't heard before, and paints broadly th ...more
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