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Seven Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin 
by James Sullivan (2011)
read: 26 December 2011
rating: [0]
category: biography
Meh. I suspect there are better biographies of Carlin out there. I didn’t hate it.
Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft
by Paul Allen (2011)
read: 26 December 2011
rating: [+]
category: biography
The first half, covering his time at Microsoft, is very interesting, more so if you are a geek. The after MS part of the book reads more like a series of blog posts about all the cool stuff he gets to do with his billions of dollars. I found myself skimming a lot towards the end.
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