I Gotta Go: The Commentary of Ian Shoales

by Merle Kessler

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mkjones 22 reviews

After owning this book for maybe 40 years, I'm finally getting around to reading it. It's a blast from the past of cultural references, a witty time capsule of observations from 1985 or so. Not Montaigne material for sure, but I have to say I'm quite enjoying it nonetheless.

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sheherazahde 121 reviews

I quite liked "Ian Shoales" commentary on NPR and miss hearing him.

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