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Phil Hamman

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Phil Hamman is the co-author of the #1 national best selling true crime book Gitchie Girl. He also has two memoirs published by eLectio Publishing that profile his struggles to rise above a dysfunctional childhood marked with domestic violence and poverty. One serendipitous night drove him from his criminal path and put him on the road to becoming a teacher who mentored and taught students with behavior disorders.

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	Gitchie Girl: The Survivor's Inside Story of the Mass Murders that Shocked the Heartland by Sandy Hamman, Phil Hamman (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 844 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
	Under the Influence 3.66 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Gitchie Girl Uncovered: The True Story of a Night of Mass Murder and the Hunt for the Deranged Killers by Phil Hamman (Goodreads Author), Sandy Hamman 4.42 avg rating — 19 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
	Rap Sheet: Inside the Life of a Career Criminal by Phil Hamman (Goodreads Author), Sandy Hamman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 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
	disORDER really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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

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If anyone is looking for a good group to join, I suggest Coffee & Books. Its founder is Rachel Skye, and she has several challenges available to keep the group interesting and appeal to a variety of readers.
Update: this past weekend I spoke at Riverside Lutheran Church about the message in my book 'Under the Influence.'

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Phil Hamman liked Jim Landwehr's blog post: A Morning Well Spent "It is 4:45 on Saturday, August 6th, and my alarm clock shrills and wakes my wife and I with a start. She shuts it off and continues her sleep as I drag myself out of bed with anticipation. This morning I am going fishing with my daughter Sarah and..." Read more of this blog post »
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Phil Hamman liked Angela's review of The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1): "A great introduction to the universe of the Dark Tower."
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Phil Hamman liked Angela's review of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8): "Liked it, didn't love it, would give it 3 1/2. Too much focus on time-travel and lacked the usual feel of the Harry Potter universe. I would really like to see they play to get characterization, sets, costumes, etc. It was a bit of a downer for th..." Read more of this review »
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Phil Hamman made a comment in the group Coffee & Books — which one you prefer paper book or ebooks? topic " It has to be a paperback or hardcover. I'm not a big fan of technology and use it only when I have to. When I read a book, it's my time to unhook from ...more "
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Phil Hamman rated a book really liked it Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War by Ed Kugler	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
I enjoyed this book more as it went along. I read a lot of military history, and Kugler gives a vivid picture of the training and missions as a sniper in Vietnam. I didn't think I'd like the book, but by the time I'd finished I was glad I'd read it. ...more
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This is an interesting look at the special forces missions in Vietnam. It is well-written, but I wish there had been more live action battle stories.
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