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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:08:39 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Game, a "tongue in cheek thriller" (Library Journal) by Derek Armstrong, author of THE LAST TROUBADOUR, from Kunati Books ISBN 9781601640017 -- a novel that roasts reality television</title><link>http://www.lasttroubadour.com/game/</link><description>The Game, a "tongue in cheek thriller" (Library Journal) by Derek Armstrong, author of THE LAST TROUBADOUR, from Kunati Books ISBN 9781601640017 -- a novel that roasts reality television</description><copyright>Derek Armstrong, All Rights Reserved</copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>"The Game Keeps Us Chuckling."</title><dc:creator>Derek Armstrong</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:35:55 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.lasttroubadour.com/game/the-game-keeps-us-chuckling.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">156492:1481008:1245892</guid><description><![CDATA[<hr /> <h2><span class="full-image-float-left"><img src="http://www.lasttroubadour.com/storage/game.png" alt="game.png" /></span>The Game</h2><h3>&nbsp;&quot;A humorous&quot; thriller by Derek Armstrong&nbsp;</h3><h3>&nbsp;</h3>    <p>&nbsp;<strong>Logline</strong></p>       <p>&nbsp;A &quot;delightfully sarcastic&quot; and &quot;House-like&quot;* detective takes on &quot;creepy&quot; reality television. 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