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Not only do I recommend Wendell Berry to anyone who will talk to me for more than seven seconds, but I buy his books in quantity and send them to people. I bought a few dozen of his newest, Our Only World.

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Nick Offerman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 26
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Nicholas David Offerman
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