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Michael J. Agovino
Michael J. Agovino is author of
The Bookmaker: A Memoir of Money, Luck, and Family From the Utopian Outskirts of New York City
(HarperCollins, 2008). He will be blogging for TheAtlantic.com during the World Cup.
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