Tom Rachman - Many things embarrass me, but reading isn't one of them. I'm not ashamed of my...

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Many things embarrass me, but reading isn't one of them. I'm not ashamed of my slightly weird collection of prison memoirs. Nor the flaky meditation books. After all, I can pretend I never read those.

Tom Rachman

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Viele Dinge sind mir peinlich, aber das Lesen gehört nicht dazu. Ich schäme mich nicht für meine etwas seltsame Sammlung von Gefängnisnotizen. Noch die flockigen Meditationsbücher. Immerhin kann ich so tun, als würde ich das nie lesen.

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