Bitter author diatribe--Huffington Post, 9/07


	Bitter author diatribe--Huffington Post, 9/07

readforpleasure

9-10-2007 4:21 AM

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readforpleasure says:

An interesting mix of some painful truths... and some plain ol' bittercakes.

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inflammatory garbage being written these days can pass for a "book."
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