Buy something day
Pay cash -- that way They won't know what you're reading
by Geov Parrish

Reading doesn't need to mean homework, of course, there are plenty of books having nothing to do with the real world that are entirely wonderful. At the moment, for example, I'm devouring a series of mystery novels featuring Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, a genuinely lovely series by the Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith. The stories are set in Botswana, and convey as much of the sense of modern Africa as any five tedious leftie tracts. But lately there's been a rash of good political books out, and in case you're already bought copies of Michael Moore's Stupid White Men for all your friends and loved ones, here's a few other books you might consider this season:
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