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The Detroit Almanac by Peter Gavrilovich, Bill Mcgraw

manish25's review

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adventurous informative fast-paced

4.5

theresidentbookworm's review

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1.0

I have four words for you: endless and mind-numbingly boring. Don't even think about picking this up. Trust me, there isn't anything in there about Detroit that you really need to know. Here's what you should know about Detroit: 1) Don't walk there at night after eight, 2) The Lions suck, and 3) There are actually some fun things to do in Detroit if you know where to look. There you go, the basics of Detroit laid out for you. No reason to pick this up now!

mraven721's review

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5.0

what fun reading about the history of Detroit!

wictory's review

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4.0

This book is fascinating to pick up and leaf through at random. I wish the Free Press would put out an updated edition, because there are so many great new stories and figures (KWAME) that need to be included!

Paging through this book is similar to being let loose in the Freep's clippings and photo archives - only without the dust. It's organized by topic so it's easy to skip to what interests you and it's nicely sectioned so that you can skim past an entry you don't care about.

Charming, interesting, funny and a great book for any Detroit native/fan.
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