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- ↑ See http://archive.salon.com/special/10th/2005/11/12/best_of_salon_2003/index.html Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Page 265 ( ISBN 1560255870)
- ↑ Publishers Weekly review, quoted on Amazon.com
