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Nick Ellinger

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Average rating: 4.73 · 11 ratings · 2 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Underling: A Minion's Tale 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	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
	Game Theory in Popular Culture: A no-math guide to strategic decision making through TV and movies 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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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The Spider Network: The Wild Story of a Math Genius, a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers, and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial History

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How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay

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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

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