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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Page 1. Publishers info 2. Table of contents 3. Picture of lettuce

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Here is me hoping for at least a full chapter on how she was defeated by a lettuce.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Chapter 1: "Man, Lettuce Really Lasts A Lot Longer Than You'd Think"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

50 Shades of Lettuce

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Her ghost writer should get all of the profits

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Profits?...

Hopefully the ghost writer got paid upfront.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

these books are covert bribes. as a lawmaker you do whatever some large money bag tells you to do, then said money bag is distributed to you with fake sales on your fake book. Ez already laundered money.

they will always turn a profit, because it's just a money transfer mechanism

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Does the grift ever end😩

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'd rather read a book written by lettuce

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I wish the lesson she learned was "I'm somewhat stupid and short-sighted, and definitely shouldn't be a politician or any other kind of public figure"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Books are just an avenue for money laundering typically for politicians.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I don't think that there's a market for that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

How to set up your office for a quick pack up.