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A special thank you to Rocky for joining us on this episode. The Mexican short story by Jack London (1911) vs To Build a Fire short story by Jack London (1902).

A special thank you to Arm & Hammer™ Premium Baking Soda for joining us on this episode. Rebecca by Dame Daphne du Maurier (1938) vs Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance (1969)

A special thank you to Rachel for joining us on this episode. Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut (1976) vs Silverlock by John Myers Myers (1949).

A special thank you to the entire cast of Childs & Childs for joining us on this episode. Shrek! by William Steig (1990) vs Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (1968)

A special thank you to Andy Griffith for joining us on this episode. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs (1861) vs Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman by Merle Miller (1973).

A special thank you to Dr. Big Blue Dong for joining on this episode. In this abbreviated episode we discuss the comic book Watchmen by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, Dave Gibbons, Dave Gibbons published in 1986–1987. 

A special thank you to Ian's lab for joining on this episode! Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) vs The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1898).

A special thank you to Tom Stichyshelt for joining us on this episode. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy (1992) vs The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006).

A special thank you to Joe Biden's creepy breathing for joining us on this episode. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (1985) vs Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865).

A special thank you to Armeld Schwarzenegger for joining us on this episode. The Most Excellent Comedie and Tragical Romance of Two Gentlemen of Lebowski by Adam Bertocci (2010) vs Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (1969)

A special thank you to our guest Big Sur for joining us on this episode. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson (1997) vs Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey (1968).

A special thank you to Jeff "Jersey" Jeeves for joining us on this episode. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (2009) vs The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers (1934).

A special thank you to 01101000 01101001 01110100 01101100 01100101 01110010 for joining us on this episode. Metropolis by Thea von Harbou (1925) vs We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor (2016)

A special thank you to R2D2 for joining us on this episode. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (2000) vs The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe (1979)

It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to John Legumeszaman for joining us on this episode. In this abbreviated episode we discuss Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare published in 1597.

It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to Evel Knievin' for joining us on this episode. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899) vs Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson (1971).

A special thank you to Samuel Jackson's agent for joining us on this episode. A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold (1949) vs The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (1844).

It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to Wonder Woman for joining us on this episode. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932) vs Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949.)

It's back-to-school month at YDKL so this month we're featuring some of the books Joe and Ian are teaching in their class rooms. A special thank you to The Indian in the Cupboard for joining us on this very special episode. Beowulf by Unknown (disputed c. 700–1000 AD) vs Odyssey by Homer (8th century BC).

A special thank you to Mr. Sorry Fuck for joining us on this episode. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (1952) vs The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908)

A special thank you to Guy Ferrari for joining us on this very special Hemingsode. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1952) vs The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (1926).

A special thank you to Bildungsroman for joining on this episode! In this abbreviated episode we discuss A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin published in 1968.

A special thank you to Foghorn Langhorne for joining us on this episode. Pimp: The Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim (1967) vs The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1884)

Book club meets fight club - each week high school English teachers Dr. Ian DeJong and Joe Holschuh each bring a book to share with their friend Nick Argires. Weekly winners, themes and recommendations.

A special thank you to our dead ancestors for joining us on this episode. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1791) vs Beloved by Toni Morrison (1987)