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John Pappas

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Born

Seattle, The United States

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http://www.whenwolfcomes.com/

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Historical Fiction, Adventure, Nonfiction

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September 2009

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At age nine, John Pappas left his native Seattle with his mother to begin a ten year odyssey that included four states and the Territory of Alaska, where he began working in construction at age 15. His path led back to the Pacific Northwest, and while still in his teens, he fell in love with the Northwest Coast while on a salmon troller off Cape Flattery.

He began writing in the 70’s and has published two technical books, magazine articles, and short stories. He co-wrote a cookbook, Aphrodite’s Food for the Gods.

When Wolf Comes is his first published novel and a sequel is in the works.

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Average rating: 4.32 · 31 ratings · 15 reviews · 8 distinct works

	When Wolf Comes 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2009 — 4 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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	That Dog Will Never Hunt: Stories 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 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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“I'm afraid there is evidence to refute this claim of human uniqueness. Cetaceans are one example that are known to share experiences.”
― John Pappas

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: humor, perspective, science

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“I'm afraid there is evidence to refute this claim of human uniqueness. Cetaceans are one example that are known to share experiences.”
― John Pappas

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“Anyone who is observant, who discovers the person they have always dreamed of, knows that sexual energy comes into play before sex even takes place. The greatest pleasure isn't sex, but the passion with which it is practiced. When the passion is intense, then sex joins in to complete the dance, but it is never the principal aim.”
― Paulo Coelho

tags: passion, sex

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“I'm not in search of sanctity, sacredness, purity; these things are found after this life, not in this life; but in this life I search to be completely human: to feel, to give, to take, to laugh, to get lost, to be found, to dance, to love and to lust, to be so human.”
― C. JoyBell C.

tags: dancing, feeling, human, human-nature, humanism, humanity, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes, life, life-and-living, living, living-life, passion, purity, sacredness, sanctity

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message 8: by lita

Dec 05, 2009 03:42AM

Hi John. Thank you for your friend request. I hope I can get your book here :)

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message 7: by Hilda

Nov 27, 2009 09:36PM

Hi John, thanks for the friend invite. Your book sounds very interesting. Have a wonderful weekend!

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message 6: by John (last edited May 02, 2016 01:07PM)

Nov 14, 2009 02:18PM

Thanks Julie,
For more info on When Wolf Comes, and some NW anecdotes you may enjoy, please check out www.orca11.com
John

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message 5: by Julianna

Nov 14, 2009 01:03PM

Thanks for the friend invite John. Your book sounds very interesting, and I've added it to my TBR list.

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message 4: by Eden

Oct 22, 2009 11:38PM

Thanks for the friend request. Your book sounds really interesting, I'll look into getting it.

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message 3: by John

Oct 12, 2009 02:17PM

Nice to meet you. I used to fish and hunt a few pheasants around Othello. Nice, quiet country.

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message 2: by LuAnn

Oct 12, 2009 01:26PM

Thanks for the invite, John. It's nice to meet a fellow Washingtonian!

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message 1: by Ilyn

Oct 10, 2009 03:05AM

Hello John,

How are you? Thank you for being my friend. Good fortune on When Wolf Comes. I wish you all the best.

Please visit these groups when you have a chance: Happy & Brainy Group, To the Glory of Man, Reason Reigns & Royal Serf , and Goodreads Tea Party. Have a wonderful weekend. Warmest regards.

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