When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s Not just by the endless

Not just by the endless corsets

with more than eight million faithful around the world

He is watching soccer on TV and falls asleep in front of the set

the promises America so readily makes and breaks

and even the awkward changes that come with getting older--all without his best friend

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