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In a strangely fascinating memoir that could be described as Middle American gothic, Michael Rips delves into the secret past of his family and their seemingly sleepy Nebraska hometown, exposing the eccentricities and surprises that lurk below the surface. Rips learns that his father was... read more

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A WOMAN set a coffee before me, and I thought of the first time that I saw a woman fly.

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  1. Michael Rips (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0618273522
Page Count: 208

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  1. family
  2. father
  3. growing up
  4. life as a family
  5. memoir
  6. nebraska
  7. omaha
  8. prostitutes
  9. son 

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