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In his 2002 autobiography, "My Name Was No. 133909 ... and I Sang," Brandys described the gruesome details of life during his years in forced-labor and concentration camps.
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Mao: The Unknown Story, a bestseller that has drawn fire from so many academics that a collection of their critiques of it was recently published under the title Was Mao Really a Monster?
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2010
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In the case of those recent shows, I did manage to say something nice in passing about Susan Shirk's China: Fragile Superpower (not so much because I was using its arguments as because one comment she made in it illustrated nicely a point I was making) and to take issue with an influential work that I find deeply problematic, Mao: The Unknown Story, a bestseller that has drawn fire from so many academics that a collection of their critiques of it was recently published under the title Was Mao Really a Monster?
If Radio Interviews Had Footnotes...And April East Coast Speaking Dates 2010
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Us Magazine Sandra Bullock's New Life Us Magazine - 13 minutes ago Sofia Vergara: 'My Nickname Was Toothpick' Khloe Kardashian's Unusual Booty-Shaping Trick Robert Pattinson Debuts Unflattering New 'Do at Comic-Con Crush - July 22, 2011 12:55 AM PDT Kate Hudson's Boys of SummerGoddess Taylor Swift Can 'Speak Now'Jam What's Up With Rob Lowe's Hair?
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Us Magazine Sandra Bullock's New Life Us Magazine - 13 minutes ago Sofia Vergara: 'My Nickname Was Toothpick' Khloe Kardashian's Unusual Booty-Shaping Trick Robert Pattinson Debuts Unflattering New 'Do at Comic-Con Crush - July 22, 2011 12:55 AM PDT Kate Hudson's Boys of SummerGoddess Taylor Swift Can 'Speak Now'Jam What's Up With Rob Lowe's Hair?
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For Catholics, the Word Was a Bit Different, Amen Jayme Cashman-Prokop, left, followed the new liturgy during a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday.
NYT > Global Home By SHARON OTTERMAN 2011
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For Catholics, the Word Was a Bit Different, Amen Jayme Cashman-Prokop, left, followed the new liturgy during a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday.
NYT > Home Page By SHARON OTTERMAN 2011
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Us Magazine Sandra Bullock's New Life Us Magazine - 13 minutes ago Sofia Vergara: 'My Nickname Was Toothpick' Khloe Kardashian's Unusual Booty-Shaping Trick Robert Pattinson Debuts Unflattering New 'Do at Comic-Con Crush - July 22, 2011 12:55 AM PDT Kate Hudson's Boys of SummerGoddess Taylor Swift Can 'Speak Now'Jam What's Up With Rob Lowe's Hair?
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Patriot Pilot - 1/27/12 4:46am November 15th Was A Really Good Day If Your Name Was Elliot Abrams
Crooks and Liars Blue Texan 2012
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Us Magazine Sandra Bullock's New Life Us Magazine - 13 minutes ago Sofia Vergara: 'My Nickname Was Toothpick' Khloe Kardashian's Unusual Booty-Shaping Trick Robert Pattinson Debuts Unflattering New 'Do at Comic-Con Crush - July 22, 2011 12:55 AM PDT Kate Hudson's Boys of SummerGoddess Taylor Swift Can 'Speak Now'Jam What's Up With Rob Lowe's Hair?
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