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How Paul Robeson Saved My Life and Other Stories

A sweet, wry, and whimsical collection of short stories from one of America's truly great comedic minds.

Carl Reiner will have you laughing out loud at these twenty-five nostalgic tales with an off-beat flair, as he tackles such wide-rangeing topics as:

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Subject
biography
Genre
humor
Setting
1990s
Audience
adult
Length
short · 176 pages

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