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Old 11-30-2012, 08:59   #6
Richard
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Conrad, Joseph - Heart of Darkness read by Michael M. Thompson (1902). I'm having a difficult time getting through this.
I kept hearing the "Clutch Cargo" theme in my head when I had to read that book in high school and again in college.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9ExD2DQMes

Currently enjoying Leon Hale's wry humor in his commentaries on Texas social customs, events, and residents in his 1989 "Texas Chronicles."

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