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Clifford Garstang is the author of three novels: THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE (forthcoming, 2024), OLIVER’S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY. He is also the author of three story collections: WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW (winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction), IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, and HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES. He is the co-founder and former editor of PRIME NUMBER MAGAZINE and the editor of the three-volume anthology series, EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET. A former international lawyer with a prominent US law firm and the World Bank, Garstang earned a BA from Northwestern University, an MA (English) and a JD from Indiana University, an MPA (International Development) from Ha ...more

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	What the Zhang Boys Know 4.15 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In an Uncharted Country 4.35 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Bird of Paradise 4.41 avg rating — 68 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shaman of Turtle Valley 4.39 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet by Clifford Garstang (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brandy Abraham (Contributor), Jay Kauffmann (Contributor) 4.37 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oliver's Travels 4.50 avg rating — 34 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet, Volume II 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of the Ancients and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prime Number Magazine, Editors' Selections: Volume 2 by Clifford Garstang (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Valerie Nieman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tracy Crow (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prime Number Magazine, Editors' Selections Volume 3 by Clifford Garstang (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Valerie Nieman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tracy Crow (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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All in her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught us about Women’s Bodies and Why it Matters Today by Elizabeth Comen, M.D. This is a comprehensive review of women’s health issues and how the medical profession has given them short shrift for hundreds of years. While the author can’t help being a little snarky about some of the male doctors she is profiling, the collection of evidence she

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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

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The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource

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“Conservatives, in contrast, are more parochial—concerned about their groups, rather than all of humanity.”
― Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion

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