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John Steinbeck; William Shakespeare

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I used to ply the acting trade but retired to devote myself full-time to writing. I've written several plays and published seven novels, The Dogs...Barking, And Ye Shall Be As Gods, The Id Paradox, Song for the Forsaken, Suffer Not The Mole People, ONLY THE DEAD (Know the End of War) and To Sing Like a Mockingbird are available in all mediums. ...more

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	To Sing Like a Mockingbird 4.91 avg rating — 90 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
	And Ye Shall Be As Gods 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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 Dogs...Barking 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011 — 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
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Robert: I didn’t expect this book to hit me as hard as it did. Justin Kopechne’s fight to reform young offenders in a small Texas town is both inspiring and heartbreaking. He’s an idealist walking straight into a storm of corruption, crime, and personal struggles, and watching him refuse to back down kept me hooked.

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Echoes of the Trauma: Relational Themes and Emotions in Children of Holocaust Survivors

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First of all, I found this work eminently readable. Mr. Bushnell has a very fine style that is both chronologically and topically easy to follow. The book gives you a quite clear picture of how the Colombian society developed and what were the influe ...more
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I wish I had a bit better understanding of economics for this work. There were a few parts I needed to read over and check out some of the vocabulary online. However, the fault is mine not Mr. Dikotter's. This is an incredibly thorough account of Chi ...more
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