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Tom Wolfe, RIP

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Tom Wolfe had such a prolific career. His many books–ranging from Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test to Bonfire of the Vanities–dominated the national conversation. Wolfe sat at the typewriter every day in one of his elegant outfits with a quota of 10 pages, whether it took him 3 hours or 12. William F. Buckley described his talent: β€œHe is probably the most skillful writer in America β€” I mean by that he can do more things with words than anyone else.” Read his obit here [1]