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Kendrick Meek: “I still have some of my textbooks from college at home, because I was so upset, I was appalled by the fact they would…”

On the recordMay 18, 2004
I still have some of my textbooks from college at home, because I was so upset, I was appalled by the fact they would not even give me even one-tenth of what I spent for them, and I did not even give them the privilege of giving me $5 for the textbook. I kept the textbook, even though maybe Bush 41 was the last President of the United States in it.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida

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Discussing personal experiences with college textbooks and their resale value.

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