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    Pastime: Collected Newspaper Columns
    Pastime: Collected Newspaper Columns
    Pastime: Collected Newspaper Columns
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    Pastime: Collected Newspaper Columns

    By Mary Langton

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    In this latest collection of her newspaper columns, Mary Langton once again turns her sharp eye and keen wit on everything from popular culture to sports to the mysteries of the universe.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJan 8, 2024
    ISBN9798823019132
    Pastime: Collected Newspaper Columns
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    Mary Langton

    Mary Langton has been a teacher, a newspaper columnist, and a radio personality. Originally from Queens, she lives in Orange County, New York.

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