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Apr 12, 2011 in april 1984, i arrived at random house as a senior editor after nearly two decades at the washington post. A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically. Sociology was at the center of these events, and it changed decisively because of them. The recent changes allow sellers of new books to be the featured. The following books have done just that by providing readers an education in politics and government, literature, society, academic subjects such as science and math, and religion.
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