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Don Hall is a writer, teacher, and artistic mercenary.

In the past forty years, Don has worn many hats—Events Director for both nonprofit and commercial radio, freelance copywriter, casino operations manager in Vegas, Chicago public school music teacher, story slam host, Off Loop theatrical producer/director, Front of House Manager for Chicago’s Millennium Park, professional trumpet player, and one-time homeless busker. Like each random gig is a chapter in a novel written by a lunatic.

Now living alone, thrice-divorced, Hall commits to a daily routine of writing too much, drinking too much, and railing against the dying of the light. Go to his website donhall.me for more info and to the digital magazine he co-edits and to which he contribute ...more

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	I Didn't Marry a Prostitute...: A Sordid Tale of Deceit, Disillusionment, and Divorce 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Problematic Movies of the 80’s: A Problematic Book About Problematic Stuff 3.60 avg rating — 5 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
	If a Tree Falls: And Other Essays by an Angry White Guy in Chicago it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Strippers, Guns, and The Holocaust Museum: OR: How I Survived My Time as a Chicago Public School Music Teacher it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	A Vantagem Vegetariana 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
	Farewell to Chicago (1989-2019): A Memoir (Sort Of) 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
	More Spock, Less Kirk it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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	Like a Burning Moth Without a Clue as to How He Caught on Fire: A Collection of Word Jazz 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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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

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“Now here’s a gift: numerous studies have shown that people who eat dark chocolate regularly (in moderate amounts) have lower rates of heart disease than those who don’t! The cocoa in the chocolate is a very potent antioxidant and so may be the element most responsible for chocolate’s protective role.”
― Don Hall, The Vegetarian Advantage

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“recent newsletter says that scientists at Tufts University now estimate that 70 percent of all diseases—including a third of all cancers—are related to diet.”
― Don Hall, The Vegetarian Advantage

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