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Bruce W. Perry

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I'm a big fan of good stories, and sharing them. I've been reading a lot since I was a towheaded kid, growing up in a small town with a reading and writing tradition called Concord, Massachusetts. Our house was about a half mile from Walden Pond. That didn't make me a better writer by osmosis, but it darn sure made me a reader! I was the kid sitting under a tree, head buried in a book. I read every hardcover and paperback I could get my hands on.

A family friend gave me anthologies of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells when I was in the third grade. They encompassed the first adult narratives and science fiction I had read. They were hardcover, heavy, and I couldn't put them down, until I had to put them down, because they were heavy.

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	Fitness for Geeks: Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health 3.08 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 2012 — 13 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
	Devastated Lands: A Post-Apocalyptic Adventure by Bruce W. Perry (Goodreads Author), Laura LaRoche (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 153 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
	To the North by Bruce W. Perry (Goodreads Author), Laura LaRoche (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 151 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
	The Last by Bruce W. Perry (Goodreads Author), Laura LaRoche (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 133 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
	Tsunami Beach (Devastated Lands, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 62 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
	Caldera (To The North) by Bruce W. Perry (Goodreads Author), Yulia Muchynska Miblart (Illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 51 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
	Gone On Kauai (Karl Standt #2) 4.03 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Journey By Fire by Bruce W. Perry (Goodreads Author), Laura LaRoche (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Ajax Hacks: Tips & Tools for Creating Responsive Web Sites 3.16 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2006 — 15 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 Garden Of Love And Peril (The Last Book 2) by Bruce W. Perry (Goodreads Author), Yulia Muchynska (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 29 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

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"Sigma" Will Be The Third Novel In "The Last" Series, and Why Would I use An Australian Voice for Audio Books?

Before we bid farewell to 2025, I will publish the third novel in The Last series, titled "Sigma." The first two are The Last and The Garden Of Love And Peril. Sigma is a science-fiction dystopian novel, like its two predecessors and six other dystopian thrillers that I have published.

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Devastated Lands (2 books)
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Swisstory: The Untold, Bloody, and Absolutely Real History of Switzerland

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The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life

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An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives

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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

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“The natural healing force within each of us is the greatest force in getting well.”
― Hippocrates

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“Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.”
― Crazy Horse

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