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	The Politics of Theory and the Practice of Critical Librarianship by Karen P. Nicholson (Editor), Maura Seale (Editor), Emily Drabinski (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26 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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	Successful People - Being You & Taking Advantage of Your Introvert Power: Selling, Networking, Public Speaking, and Dealing With Procrastination by Wilfred Chan, Simon Barron (Goodreads Author) 1.88 avg rating — 8 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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The Kind Worth Killing (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #1)

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I feel cheated into reading this book by two things: the cover of the copy I read had the silhouette of David and Lou; and the blurb is a continuous lie that does NOT describe this book. Let's break it down. The father-daughter dynamic in stories appe ...more
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