Bear v. Shark
Copyright © 2016 by Chris Bachelder
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Bachelder, Chris.
The throwback special : a novel / Chris Bachelder. — First edition.
pages ; cm
1. Male friendship—United States—Fiction. 2. Masculinity—Social
aspects—United States—Fiction. 3. United States—Social life and
customs—Fiction. I. Title.
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