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"Cavs: From Fitch to Fratello" by Joe Menzer and Burt Graeff

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The Cleveland Cavaliers hold the special distinction of being the only franchise in NBA history to have the Commisioner's Office require player transactions to be pre-approved by the league office before ownership could make any deals. This high level of ineptitude, and the franchise's later climb to respectibility, is chronilcled in CAVS fro... m Fitch to Fratello by two authors who were on the scene from the start of the franchise through the date the book was published. It is adequately written and is an easy read. Although it is not particularly revealing or critical of many of the more well known people it dicusses, it is worth reading for any fan of 1970's and 1980's professional basketball and gives some interesting insight into players and coaches of the era.

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"Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" by David Sedaris

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Playwright and National Public Radio commentator David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives - a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is another unforgettable collection from one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today.

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"Napoleon Wasn't Short (& St Patrick Wasn't Irish): When History Gets it Wrong" by Andrea Barham

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After falling for one historical misconception too many, the time is now right to launch a spirited fightback to set the record straight, once and for all. Leading the way in this modern crusade comes this lighthearted guide that reveals the many myths, fabrications, and ambiguities found in the annals of world history. For example, Winston Churchill was not born in a ladies' toilet, Lucrezia Borgia was not an infamous poisoner, and Abraham Lincoln did not write the Gettysburg Address on the back of an envelope. Written with wit and fascinating insight, and covering numerous subjects—royalty to religion, saints to statesmen, inventors and explorers, and the lives of famous characters throughout history—this book is guaranteed to astonish, inform, amuse, and entertain.

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"I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas" by Lewis Black

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Christmas is supposed to be a time of peace on earth and goodwill toward all. But not for Lewis Black.

He says humbug to the Christmas tradtitions and trappings that make the holiday memorable. In I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas, his hilarious and sharply observed book about the holiday, Lewis lets loose on all things Yule. It's a very personal look at what's wrong with Christmas, seen through the eyes of "the most engagingly pissed-off comedian ever."*

From his own Christmas rituals—which have absolutely nothing to do with presents or the Christmas tree or Rudolph—to his own eccentric experiences with the holiday (from a USO Christmas tour to playing Santa Claus in full regalia), I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas is classic Lewis Black: funny, razor-sharp, insightful, and honest.

You'll never think of Christmas in the same way.

*Stephen King