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Preface
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A Seat at the Table
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Frank Sinatra and Elizabeth Taylor
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The Attic
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Astronaut
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James the First
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Brick House
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Satori in Long Island
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Running the Gauntlet
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Eldorado
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The Filth and the Fury
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The Real World
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Love and Sex
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Dreamboy
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Art School
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A Clever and Patient Monster
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Tripping
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Anne
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New York
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Adventures in the Big City
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Seeting the Tone
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The Gong Show
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The Rise of (Bing) Hitler
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Edinburgh, 1986
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On the Train
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Jimmy's Wedding
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The Aspirations of a Phony Englishman
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The End of Daze
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Rehab
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Reboot
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Buying a Knife
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Providence
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Scottish Women
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Dudley and Jadis
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The Aspirations of a Phony Frenchman
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The Fat Man, the Gay Man, Vempires, and Marriage
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America the Beautiful
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Success and Failure
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Fater
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Crash
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Between th eBridge and the River
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Latecomer
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Riding the Pass
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Feeding the Beast
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Settling Down
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American on Purpose
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