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Deciding the Next Decider

The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme

by Calvin Trillin

Deciding the Next Decider

Hardcover, 116 pages, Random House Inc, List Price: $14 |

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Deciding the Next Decider
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The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme
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Calvin Trillin

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A compendium of verses offers a humorous look at the 2008 presidential campaign.

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Calvin Trillin's Epic Take On Election 2008

The 2008 presidential race was many things to many people, but almost everyone agrees that it was long — epic even. So what better way to tell the story of the past political year than in an epic poem? That's where Calvin Trillin's Deciding the Next Decider comes in.

Calvin Trillin's Epic Take On Election 2008

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