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Review: Burroughs imbibes the holiday spirit

"You Better Not Cry" (St. Martin's Press, 206 pages, $22), by Augusten Burroughs: Even among high-functioning alcoholics, Augusten Burroughs is an acquired taste.

But for those who like their holiday spirit with gallons of vodka and a heaping portion of irreverence, "You Better Not Cry" is at times a laugh-out-loud read.

The seven short stories in the collection all share a Christmas...

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