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Born To Be Public

by Greg Mania

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Born To Be Public by Greg Mania appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around biography & memoir, book club ideas, funny stuff, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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