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The national book foundation has announced the long list of 10 books for the 2018 national book award for fiction. The finalists for the 2015 national book awards include two pulitzer prize winners, a twotime nba finalist, the son of an african american. Winners are announced at an annual awards show and featured in the magazine. Jan 25, 2017 a few months ago back in november, megadeths dave mustaine hosted the 2016 classic rock awards event in tokyo, japan, which featured unbelievable performances by some of rock musics most iconic artists including led zeppelins jimmy page, aerosmiths joe perry, jeff beck, johnny depp, richie sambora, cheap trick and more.
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