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Specialette — Cheetahs, Fleas, and Bird's-Eye Berets

The Specialist by The Specialist

Oct 14, 20166:40Society & Culture

You probably know Mary Roach as the author of such Specialist-filled science books as Gulp, Stiff, and Packing for Mars. But like all of us, she had another life before her current one, and it involved fielding accusator...

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