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Who Are You People?: A Personal Journey Into the Heart of Fanatical Passion in America

by Shari Caudron · 2006

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This book is highly entertaining, but it also provides significant insight into contemporary life in America. Caudron reveals why people are indulging in their fanatical passions, and how that indulgence is transforming community life.

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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of this21st century21st centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 285 pages
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