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#20: The Very Model of A Modern Major Bookstore
#20: The Very Model of A Modern Major Bookstore
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#21: Viral
#21: Viral
In this episode, three stories about books, or parts of books, going viral. This episode is sponsored by:The Read Harder... Read more
4 Feb 2019
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#13: La Cote Basque, 1965
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#12: Democracy by the Book
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