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    Dancing Bear
    Dancing Bear
    Dancing Bear
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    Dancing Bear

    By Gary Waid

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    Some have called Gary Waid’s unconventional Dancing Bear a self-incriminating, self-flagellant, self-abusive paean to the underbelly of American moral decadence. But if you’d like to read mostly-true stories about marijuana smuggling or federal prison, or even running from the law, this is the book for you.

    Not since Portnoy’s Complaint has there been such a sad-sack confession. And Waid won’t let you stop laughing until the last page.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDown & Out Books
    Release dateApr 15, 2019
    ISBN9780463686119
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