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Christopher sorrentino born may 20, 1963 is an american novelist and short story writer of italian and puerto rican descent. The first book is structured with a clear direction with repeated examples of the absurdity of the human condition such as fear of new technology, petty interests, manipulative greed, religious zeal, resignation, etc and excellently paints a picture of the most ridiculous aspects of human nature that hold us back as a species and as a society. Dive deep into gilbert sorrentino with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Computer architecture a quantitative approach 3rd edition.
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