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Ian Chadwick

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Canada

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History, Science, Science Fiction

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Former editor, reporter, columnist, book author, municipal politician. Blogger who plays the ukulele, drinks tequila, and plays PC games. Aficionado of Chaucer, Homer, Shakespeare, Horace, Machiavelli, ERB, PG Wodehouse, Godzilla, politics, history, science, socialism, typography, and The Velvet Underground.

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Average rating: 4.89 · 19 ratings · 3 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Mapping the Atari 4.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Politically Speaking: Media Relations & Communication Strategies for Municipal Politicians it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digital Connections: Social Media for Municipalities & Municipal Politicians it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Politically Speaking - Media Relations & Communication Strategies for Municipal Politicians it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brands, Buzz & Going Viral it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition

by Howell D. Chickering

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The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World

by Maya Jasanoff

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The Angel and the Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell That Changed the Course of Medicine

by Donna Jackson Nakazawa (Goodreads Author)

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“The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.”
― Omar Khayyám

tags: indelibility, poetry, regret, time

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