Greedy Bastards: One City’s Texas-Size Struggle to Avoid a Financial Crisis
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The Awe of God: The Astounding Way a Healthy Fear of God Transforms Your Life
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The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)
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A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
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