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Books reviewed by Derek Brown at BookBrowse.

Derek Brown

Derek Brown was an editor and contributor for two international development journals while serving in West Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Prior to his service, he worked at a small independent bookstore in Southern California for two years while doing freelance writing and editing on the side. His educational background is in Philosophy and Mathematics.

Books reviewed by Derek Brown

Dangerous Games (08/12/09)
The Stalin Epigram (07/08/09)
Sunnyside (06/10/09)
Lowboy (04/22/09)

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