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Emeralds of Oz: Life Lessons from Over the Rainbow

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Having been a book editor for so many years, I've traveled with lots of authors on book tours and I've observed many a media interview. So now that I've published my very first book, The Wizard of Oz: Life Lessons From Over the Rainbow, I've got some basis for comparison, even though I'm a newbie. The upshot? I appreciate just how lucky I've been--at least so far.

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