Duel with the Devil

by Paul Collins

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  [ABOUT THE AUTHOR]

  PAUL COLLINS is an associate professor at Portland State University and the author of seven previous books. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, New Scientist, and Slate. He edits the Collins Library imprint of McSweeney’s Books and appears on NPR’s Weekend Edition as the show’s resident literary detective.