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Nothing Like a Good Book

Donna mistakenly accepts an invitation to 'culture vulture' Lydia Langley's cocktail party, at which Lydia mentions that she also conducts a book discussion group. She goads Donna into joining it and then reporting on Tolstoy's ""War and Peace"" at her first meeting. Donna then attempts to immerse the whole family in culture, by buying Jeff a Dickens book, Mary a Tchaikovsky record, and a copy of Tolstoy's epic for her and Alex to read together. She then tries to read the lengthy novel in a week...

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  • Originally Aired November 12, 1959
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Network ABC (US)
  • Created November 9, 2006 by
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Name Type Role
John Whedon Writer
Oscar Rudolph Director