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Just in time for Valentine's Day,
the Guardian in London has
reviewed and raved about
The Secret Language of Sleep.
And, for the rest of the week,
you can buy it for $5!

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John Moe's
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A Memo From the Head Nurse Regarding Proper Care of Patients Born Bad to the Bone
(6/25/09)

A Letter to Prince Regarding the Crying of Doves and the Fiasco That Resulted From the Presentation of a Speech on That Topic
(4/30/08)

An Invitation to Joni Mitchell to Sing at the Opening of the Tree Museum
(10/17/07)

A Note Placed in the Pay Envelope of Billy "the Piano Man" Joel
(5/16/07)

Regarding Pete Seeger's Requests for a Hammer and His Descriptions of What He Would Do If He Had One
(4/3/07)

To: Peter Criss; From: Beth
(12/15/06)

A Letter to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band From Sgt. Pepper
(8/31/06)

Notes on "Sweet Child O' Mine," as Delivered to Axl Rose by His Editor
(7/11/06)

Concerning Jon Bon Jovi, Wanted Dead or Alive
(4/6/06)

A Retort to Carly Simon Regarding Her Charges of Vanity
(2/13/06)

A Letter to Elton John From the Office of the NASA Administrator
(12/9/05)

A Letter From "The Power" to Public Enemy
(9/2/05)

Attention, Mr. Axl Rose: We Did Not Feel Welcome in the Jungle
(6/8/05)

Marvin Gaye Explains What He Heard Through the Grapevine
(3/28/05)

A Memo Distributed Among the "Project Loverboy" Staff, Regarding "Turn Me Loose"
(2/16/05)

A Letter Between Siblings Who Lived in the House Described in "Our House" by Madness
(2/3/05)

A Letter to Elvis Presley From His Hound Dog
(8/30/04)

A Memo to the Sultans of Swing, From Their Booking Agent
(7/20/04)

Letters to Fogerty
(6/23/04)

James Taylor Issues an Update on "The Friendship Promise"
(6/10/04)

 

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