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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 4.92 avg rating — 103 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 4.49 avg rating — 112 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 3.62 avg rating — 34 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
	The Id Paradox 4.30 avg rating — 20 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
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And Ye Shall Be as Gods

Philip Cross: Chapter 18 left me trembling. Grace standing at the doorway, her violin in hand, not yet ready to play that image has haunted me for days. Jan Notzon writes silence better than most writers write sound. Every moment in that chapter pulses with held breath.

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This was an interesting read: rather hagiographic depiction of the FARC. But it is good to get the other side of the picture. Anyone who writes a book called "The Failure of Global Capitalism" I would question his objectivity. It is free markets that ...more
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Quite a fascinating account of someone accused of being a quite brutal kapo in Auschwitz/Birkenau. In the end, one is left with the question, owing to witnesses for the prosecution and the defense. as to his guilt or innocence. I imagine that there i ...more
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Jan Notzon liked Aaron Ward's review of And Ye Shall Be As Gods: "Chapter 22 is one of those rare moments in literature where prose becomes prayer. The imagery the light filtering through memory, the ache of distance between what was and what could have been is absolutely transcendent. What struck me most was how J" Read more of this review »
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Jan Notzon liked Claire Howard's review of And Ye Shall Be As Gods: "Reading Chapter 21 felt like descending into the marrow of Jake’s conscience. What struck me most was how Jan Notzon captures the terrible intimacy of self-awareness the moment when a person sees, with aching clarity, the fractures in their own soul." Read more of this review »
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