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For Sale: the Unabomber's Bookshelf

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The Mumpsimus ran an interesting post a couple days ago about Unabomber Ted Kaczynksi's books being sold by the U.S. Government.  All procedes go to the victims' families: "By court order, the U.S. government has to sell off Theodore "Unabomber" Kaczynski's stuff. Intrepid and well-funded buyers can bid on such things as the sunglasses and sweatshirt made famous in the forensic sketch, various tools and personal items, numerous manuscripts, and a few typewriters, including the one he used to write his manifesto. All good fun for the memento-seeker, and the proceeds go toward restitution to his victims' families." More at http://mumpsimus.blogspot.com/2011/05/unabombers-books.html 

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