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Rob Baker
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Allowing your creativity to flow. Coming up with new characters who, although fictional, become your closest friends.
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Toubab Tales: The Joys and Trials of Expat Life in Africa
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Adventures in Music and Culture: Travels of an Ethnomusicologist in West Africa
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"Toubab Tales is a gripping travel memoir, made all the more compelling because the author and his family actually lived in Mali for several years - not just visited. Rob has vividly captured the sights, sounds, culture, music and smells of everyday l"
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“He is the Lion and the Lamb. Despite his high claims, he is never pompous; you never see him standing on his own dignity. Despite being absolutely approachable to the weakest and broken, he is completely fearless before the corrupt and powerful. He has tenderness without weakness. Strength without harshness. Humility without the slightest lack of confidence. Unhesitating authority with a complete lack of self-absorption. Holiness and unending convictions without any shortage of approachability. Power without insensitivity.”
― Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions
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