{"id":198,"date":"2013-07-07T12:36:40","date_gmt":"2013-07-07T19:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/?p=198"},"modified":"2013-10-30T13:33:31","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T20:33:31","slug":"perils-cesspools-treason-in-paperback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/perils-cesspools-treason-in-paperback\/","title":{"rendered":"Perils, Cesspools, Treason in Paperback"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perils of Free Thought (a book of no small danger)<\/strong> now available in paperback. Expanded text.\u00a0
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Scenic Cesspools (a tragi-comedy about work)<\/strong> now available in paperback.<\/p>\n

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Perils of Free Thought (a book of no small danger) now available in paperback. Expanded text.\u00a0 Scenic Cesspools (a tragi-comedy about work) now available in paperback. 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