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	The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob 3.86 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2007 — 8 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
	Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight by Frank R. Hayde (Goodreads Author), Charlie Watts (Foreword) 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2016 — 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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Congratulations to Juan for winning a free copy of "Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight." Juan loves music biography and Miles Davis, so I'm sure he will enjoy this book.

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