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Matthew Cory

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Matthew Cory was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1992. He and his wife Cheryl have been living in Worcester, Massachusetts since 2004.

Matthew has been dealing in comedy for the past twenty-two years. His current comedy TV show is Sketch Worcester, a direct successor to the legendary Sketch Karma that he co-founded. He has recorded several comedy CDs including Nigel Hickenbottom’s England Kicks U.S. Hiney and The Matthew Cory Comedy CD. He also wrote the comic children’s musical "Professor Smellbottom & the P.U. Patrol.”

Matthew has written numerous comedy plays and starred in many community theater farces, including "It Runs in the Family," "Up and Running," "You Can’t Take it With You," "A Bit B ...more

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Best Non-Fiction books of 2025

It's the end of the year and I don't have a Book of the Year yet. I'll keep reading 2025 books until the spring and hopefully I find one I can universally recommend. In the meantime, here is the rest of the Top Ten...

2) Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life - Danny Rensch
3) Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum - Michael J. Fox
4) Why Rats Laugh and Jellyfis Read more of this blog post »

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	Snarky Responses to Yahoo! Answers 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	More Snarky Responses to Yahoo! Answers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 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
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	Freud Where Prohibited it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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While not as engrossing a book as Brat: An '80s Story, this is still a good read. It's hard for me to believe that Andrew McCarthy could travel incognito and interview strangers. I feel like I would recognize him instantly, and so would everyone else ...more
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It seems like a can't miss topic, but the writing is extremely disorganized. Thoughts are started and then not completed. Personal opinions are mixed in with factual information. The frame of reference changes mid-paragraph. I got increasingly frustra ...more
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Matthew Cory rated a book it was amazing When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class by Chris Smalls	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
I have read about Chris Smalls in so many other recent books that I was excited to find that he wrote his own book. He is a FASCINATING individual with a tenacious work ethic and never-say-die spirit. He is the type of person that will succeed at any ...more
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This was a thoroughly enjoyable read. Arsenio's personality is embedded throughout the book. Much like the vibe on his show, this book is optimistic, joyful, and uplifting. Highly recommended. ...more
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This is why I read! One of the best written books ever. I always lament that too few authors travel into the field and do hands-on research. This author sacrificed years of his life to live in Nigeria and get to the bottom of the scams. I've always b ...more
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A fascinating book into how humans understood sickness and disease throughout history. There are a lot of fascinating stories and it is very well written. This should be a 5-star book, but I have to take a star off because I am not sure of the trustwo ...more
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An incredibly researched book into the modern development of legalized sports gambling. A real page-turner. My highest recommendation.
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