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Kim Strickland
Goodreads author profile
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http://www.goodreads.com/KimStrickland
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in Chicago, IL, The United States
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Wish Club: A Novel
— published 2007 — 3 editions |
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Down at the Golden Coin
— published 2012 — 2 editions |
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Wish Club
— published 2007 |
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Wish Club
— published 2007 |
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Printers Row Lit Fest
Author appearance, June 08, 2013 10:00AM
Printers Row Chicago: Dearborn and Polk, Chicago, IL, US
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/printersrowlitfest/
Author appearance, June 08, 2013 10:00AM
Printers Row Chicago: Dearborn and Polk, Chicago, IL, US
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/printersrowlitfest/
I'll be at the Chicago Writers Association Tent with the rest of the Eckhartz Pr...more
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With wisdom, whimsy, and wit, Kim Strickland weaves together a story with a powerful message.
In the vein of Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," and Saint-Exupery's "The Little Prince," the power of optimism and hope resonates with a clarity that's es... " Read more of this review » |
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Terrific read. Kim Strickland has managed to be fresh, eclectic and most importantly able to reach the reader's inner sensibility. This book is definitely worth the read and I can't wait for an encore.
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Unexpectedly entertaining spiritual novel a treat to read
(4 1/2 stars) Strickland is a terrific writer. For a slim spiritual novel, "Down at the Golden Coin" packs a mighty punch in terms of writing, great storytelling, and insightful, funny dialo... " Read more of this review » |
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“Leave the problems of God to God and karma to karma. Today you're here and nothing you do will change that. Today you are alive and here and honored and blessed with good fortune. Look at this suset, it's beautiful, neh? This sunset exists. Tomorrow does not exist. There is only now. Please look. It is so beautiful and it will never happen ever again, never, not this sunset, never in all infinity. Lose yourself in it, make yourself one with nature and do not worry about karma, yours, mine, or that of the village.”
― James Clavell
― James Clavell
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