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	The Akron Sound: The Heyday of the Midwest's Punk Capital 3.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — 4 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
	Cleveland Area Disasters by Calvin Rydbom (Goodreads Author), Thomas Kubat 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Akron 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Burton by Calvin Rydbom (Goodreads Author), Thomas Kubat on behalf of the Burton Public Library and the Burton Historic District Association 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Three Communities, One Heritage by Calvin Rydbom (Goodreads Author), Kieth Peppers, Thomas Kubat it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Cleveland Area Disasters (Images of America) by Rydbom, Calvin, Kubat, Thomas (2013) Paperback 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

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The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)

by Laurie R. King (Goodreads Author)

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Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero

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I wanted to like it, I really did. I own Sherlock Holmes Books and Pastiches well into the triple digits. And I'm guessing if I was a 14 year old girl, like Enola, who was the audience for this book I'd enjoy it quite a bit. I'm not, so I found the p ...more
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A bit dry, but damn did he nail every single fact he could. Well researched and a fascinating story about a team whose roster was pillaged by a upstart Rival League leaving the to patch together a team with 3 returning players and whoever tehe could ...more
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It's an interesting exercise to read Translated Book. I'm sure Marquez is a great writer, but how much of the power of the prose is Marquez and how much is the translator. Regardless, a good read. ...more
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