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Some Dead Genius

by Lenny Kleinfeld

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Some Dead Genius by Lenny Kleinfeld appears in NPR’s 2014 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around the dark side, staff picks, for art lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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