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	<title>Collected Miscellany &#187; John Stauffer</title>
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		<title>The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Holtsberry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know what they say about good intentions and that makes me nervous because I so often have them only to see them fail. As is almost always the case, I have once again bitten off more than I can chew.Â  There are simply far too many non-fiction books that I want to read.Â  I [...]]]></description>
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<p>You know what they say about good intentions and that makes me nervous because I so often have them only to see them fail.</p>
<p>As is almost always the case, I have once again bitten off more than I can chew.Â  There are simply far too many non-fiction books that I want to read.Â  I try to limit my choices but even so I end up feeling hopelessly behind.</p>
<p>In one particular case, I had high hope of reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446580090?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=kevinholtsber-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0446580090">Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=kevinholtsber-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0446580090" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> and writing an insightful essay encompassing the MLK holiday, the inauguration, and history.</p>
<p>Alas, it was not to be.Â  The book has been buried int he TBR pile as I struggle to find time and energy to read the stack of non-fiction I have committed to.Â  I still plan to read it, but I missed the chance to connect to the events of the day (something I have never been any good at anyways).</p>
<p>But I thought I would make note of the book in case any of my good readers were not aware of it.Â  So you read it and I will read it and we can discuss it.Â  Or if anyone has already read it, please leave a comment or send me a link to your review.</p>
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