Nothin' But Good Times Ahead

Molly Ivins. Vintage Books USA, $13 (272pp) ISBN 978-0-679-75488-6

Syndicated columnist Ivins (Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?) presents another collection of funny, perceptive political commentary.

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