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Alec Mento

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http://www.blunteye.com

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Nonfiction, Fiction

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March 2017

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Alec Mento is the author of the three *Penny Rants* books, the *Thieves in the Temple* weblog that ran from 2005-25, and the upcoming *This Used to Be the Future*. He has worked as a printer operator, a social worker, a health care technician, and a handyman, among other honorable professions. He lives in an undisclosed location with an undisclosed wife and several undisclosed cats.

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	Penny Rants: Notes of a Sanctimonious Purist, 2005-2012 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
	Penny Rants II: Mammon Leads the Ball, 2013-2016 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Penny Rants III: The People Strike Back, 2017-2018 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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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Alec Mento rated a book it was amazing Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities by Nick Walker (Goodreads Author)	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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“Evan Bayh is just another Democrat who wants *bipartisanship above all*, by which he means that he wants Democrats and Republicans to come together to give Republicans everything they want.”
― Alec Mento, Penny Rants: Notes of a Sanctimonious Purist, 2005-2012

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“And to think that Fox News (sic) commentators call EPA regulators “job terrorists”! If gas drilling CEOs really feel “terrorized” by our government trying to keep the air clean so we don’t all get asthma and cancer and the like, I suppose they can always see a therapist.”
― Alec Mento, Penny Rants: Notes of a Sanctimonious Purist, 2005-2012

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