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DIRK and DUCK

Dirk is Weetzie's best friend; Duck is Dirk's Duck. That is, Duck meaning "boyfriend." You see, Weetzie wished that Dirk would find his Duck and then Dirk met a Duck named Duck, and . . . never mind, you know the story. Dirk and Duck have some books they both like, but they have their own interests too. Maybe that's why they get along so well.

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DIRK and DUCK'S PICKS

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Boy Meets Boy
by David Levithan


Knopf Books for Young Readers · 2003 · 192 pages
Paul falls for Noah at just exactly the time when his ex Kyle decides he wants to get back together. Set in a community so tolerant that it could only be fictional, where the local P-FLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) chapter is as respected as the PTA and a transsexual named Infinite Darlene is both the quarterback of the football team and the Homecoming Queen.

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Casablanca (film)
directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman


Warner Brothers · 1942 · 145 minutes

"Out of all the bars and all the nights and all the people and all the moments, Dirk had found Duck." - Weetzie Bat, p. 104.
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine." - Rick, Casablanca.
The exemplification of '40's style, Casablanca is considered by many to be the greatest film ever made.


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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
edited by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain


Penguin Books · 1997 · 450 pages
With interviews with everyone from the Ramones to William S. Burroughs to Deborah Harry, the progenitors of punk don't agree on much (except that Lou Reed is a jerk), but their stories bring you back to Max's Kansas City and CBGB's when it was all beginning. The truth may be clouded by warring perceptions, but this book gets closer to it than any other.

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King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis
by Shawn Levy


St. Martin's Press · 1997 · 528 pages

The warts-and-all story of one of the most influential American film comedians, from his meteoric rise to his tumultuous partnership with Dean Martin to his struggles with pills and depression.

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Pontiac Muscle Cars
by Mike Mueller


Motorbooks International · 1994 · 96 pages
An overview of Pontiac's high-performance cars of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. See if you can spot Jerry.
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DUCK'S PICKS
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Tapping the Source
by Kem Nunn


Four Walls, Eight Windows · 1984, 2000 · 300 pages
The classic surfing novel, about a murder mystery in a world of crazed Vietnam vets, drug dealers, and boarders seeking the perfect wave.

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Pedro and Me: Friendship, Love, and What I Learned
by Judd Winick


Graphic Novel · Henry Holt & Company · 2000 · 187 pages

The other side of "The Real World: San Francisco" story; Pedro Zamora's life before the show and his losing struggle with AIDS, told in graphic novel format. A moving tribute to a young man who touched millions of people in his short life.

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Your Organic Kitchen: The Essential Guide to Selecting and Cooking Organic Foods
by Jesse Ziff Cool (Lisa Koenig, Photographer)


Rodale Books · 2002 · 280 pages
A comprehensive guide to eating organically all year round.

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Surf Nazis Must Die (film)
directed by Peter George


Troma Films · 1987 · 83 minutes

The classic film from the masters of DIY (Do It Yourself) B (for so-Bad-it's-good) movies, Troma.

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