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Matt K

mttktz@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 4 months ago

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Robert A. Caro: The Power Broker (Paperback, 1975) 5 stars

One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and …

By law, the successor to a retiring mayor is the President of the City Council. By fate, the Council presidency was held in 1950 by an individual who, during the entire forty-five utterly undistinguished years of his life prior to his nomination to that $25,000-per-year post, had never been deemed worthy of holding any job more responsible than that of secretary, at $6,500 per year, to a judge named Schmuck.

The Power Broker by  (Page 787)

Caro just firing in all directions, anyone can catch some smoke

Robert A. Caro: The Power Broker (Paperback, 1975) 5 stars

One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and …

Content warning Wild family drama

Calvin Kasulke: Several People Are Typing (Hardcover, 2021, Doubleday) 3 stars

A work-from-home comedy where WFH meets WTF.

Told entirely through clever and captivating Slack messages, …

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4 stars

I’m just a bot though!

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