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Nathan Larson is best known as an award-winning film music composer, having created the scores for over thirty movies, such as Boys Don't Cry, Dirty Pretty Things, and Margin Call. He was deeply involved in the hardcore punk scene in Washington D.C., and in the 1990s, he was the lead guitarist for the influential prog-punk outfit Shudder to Think. THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM is his first novel, the first of three in a series. The second installment, THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, is Larsons latest work.

Larson lives in Harlem, New York City, with his wife and son. ...more

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	The Dewey Decimal System (Dewey Decimal, #1) 3.13 avg rating — 591 ratings — published 2011 — 26 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 Heroin Chronicles (Akashic Books: The Drug Chronicles) by Jerry Stahl (Editor), Antonia Crane (Goodreads Author), Ava Stander 3.48 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 2013 — 13 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 Nervous System (Dewey Decimal, #2) 3.66 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Stockholm Noir (Akashic Noir) by Nathan Larson (Goodreads Author), Carl-Michael Edenborg (Editor), Martin Holmén (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.42 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Immune System (Dewey Decimal, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2015 — 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
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“When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand.”
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“Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage.”
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“The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It's over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam...”
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“No single thing abides; and all things are fucked up.”
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May 15, 2011 09:29AM

Hey ya!! Great to hear from you, I would LOVE nothing more than seeing all 3 of u awesome peeps, I go to Europe with my wife/ son right around them so let's plan! I'll contact Megan too. And THANK YOU for the kind words about my book. Working on my second one in that series, and trying to keep the haters in my brain at bay so your positive vibe means a LOT plus I know you to be super smart...anyhoo much hugs to u + Joesph and speak soon xo N

Devri wrote: "I stayed up until 4 am and finished your book last night. So very amazing. Well done, sir. And, yes, sending a copy straight off to my librarian mother....
I think Joseph and I will be in NY sho..."

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May 15, 2011 09:19AM

I stayed up until 4 am and finished your book last night. So very amazing. Well done, sir. And, yes, sending a copy straight off to my librarian mother....
I think Joseph and I will be in NY shortly around June 11th-13th and will be meeting Miss Megan Abbott for drinks, if you are free....

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