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Wes Young

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Influences

C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, George MacDonald

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Wes Young is the author of two books (Reaching Sol & One Story, Building). His shorter works have appeared in Georgia Outdoor News, The Lamp-Post, The Mythic Circle, and Sanctuary. He is a high school literature teacher, writer, and supply preacher in Middle Georgia. He earned his undergraduate degree in English Education from the University of Georgia and his Creative Writing MFA from Reinhardt University. He enjoys the quiet country life with his beautiful wife and two wonderful daughters. They are active members of Limestone Baptist Church.

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	Reaching Sol: A Novel 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2022 — 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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Summer of the Monkeys

by Wilson Rawls

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The Canterburry Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer

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What is the "self" (my self, your self, our selves)? Imagine if you became convinced, somehow, that you are actually a brain in a jar in a laboratory (pretty much like The Matrix). How would that affect your view of your self and your reality? Or sup ...more
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This book is an amazing achievement, the result of years and years of research. Dr. Butchart (and his team) have compiled a list of the names (and available data, correspondences, etc.) of nearly 12,000 teachers in the southern black schools from 186 ...more
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“What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects--with their Christianity latent.”
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