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	Corrupts Absolutely?: Dark Metahuman Fiction by Lincoln Crisler (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Peter Clines (Goodreads Author), Jeff Strand (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	Times of Trouble: A Time Travel Anthology by Lane Adamson (Editor), Matthew Baugh, Thom Brannan (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Malpractice: an Anthology of Bedside Terror by Nathaniel Lambert (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lee Pederson, Bill West 4.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Mad Scientist Journal: Spring 2012 by Jeremy Zimmerman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dawn Vogel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kathryn Board 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Future Embodied by Jason Andrew (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Gerrold (Goodreads Author), William F. Nolan 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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
	Lovecraft eZine Issue 31 - June 2014 by Mike Davis (Editor), Cameron Johnston (Goodreads Author), Scott Nicolay 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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
	Cosmic Vegetable: Anthology of Humorous SF/F by David Nell (Editor), Adam Millard (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Breanna R. Teintze (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Song Stories: Volume 1 by Wakefield Mahon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lou Antonelli, Becky Beard 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	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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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

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Tidy the F*ck Up: The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t

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