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It was mentioned as a book that the speaker treasures because of the circumstances surrounding its purchase and how it influenced his career aspirations as a writer. The speaker could remember the cover, feel, smell, location and even the table where he bought it.
So like there's a biography of Ring Lardner, a writer that I loved.
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It was mentioned as a book that the speaker treasures because of the circumstances surrounding its purchase and how it influenced his career aspirations as a writer. The speaker could remember the cover, feel, smell, location and even the table where he bought it.
So like there's a biography of Ring Lardner, a writer that I loved.
It was a biography by Jonathan Yardley and I can picture the cover. I can picture the feel. I can picture the smell of the book. I can picture the table I bought on.