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Mike Katz

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Mike Katz was born in Atlanta, came of age in New Orleans, and eventually (or perhaps inevitably) made his home in New York City. He is an obsessive music fan, voracious reader, history buff, bookseller, accomplished photographer, and father.

He is the co-author of The Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City (Globe Pequot Press, June 2018) and The Little Book of Rock and Roll Wisdom (Lyons Press, Sept 2018)

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	Flutter Apprentice by Mike Katz (Goodreads Author), Kevin D. Moore, Vincent Ngo 4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings — 7 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
	Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City by Mike Katz (Goodreads Author), Crispin Kott (Goodreads Author), Legs McNeil (Foreword) 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings — 3 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
	The Little Book of Rock and Roll Wisdom by Mike Katz (Goodreads Author), Crispin Kott (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 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
	Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area by Mike Katz (Goodreads Author), Crispin Kott (Goodreads Author), Joel Gion (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — 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
	iOS 8 by Tutorials: Updated for Swift 1.2: Learning the new iOS 8 APIs with Swift by Soheil Azarpour, Ricardo Rendon Cepeda, Tammy Coron 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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
	iOS Test-Driven Development (Second Edition): Learn Real-World Test-Driven Development by Ray Wenderlich, Joshua Greene, Mike Katz (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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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“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
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