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Lisa Jones

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in Palo Alto, California, The United States

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I did not write Bulletproof Diva, although I kind of wish I had. Another Lisa Jones wrote that. Please see my blog on the challenges of being an author named Lisa Jones. I have been a journalist for 25 years, specializing in the Rocky Mountain West, but also covering crime, food, travel, spirituality, geese as pets, swamp coolers for cars and the hazards of dating biologists.

My writing has appeared in High Country News, Orion, Smithsonian, the New York Times Magazine, Tin House, National Public Radio, the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, the Denver Post, the Christian Science Monitor and the Tico Times (in San Jose, Costa Rica, where I worked for a year.)

She lives in Colorado with her husband and two cats. Broken: A Love Story is her first bo ...more

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Stanford crosses over

Dear friends,

Stanford died on May 10 in the hospital in Casper. He was buried a week ago. It was a cathartic, grueling, beautiful funeral.

I feel kind of dizzy inside and know this will come in waves… But the support and love from Stan's family and friends, and from the nonnative tribe with whom I traveled to Wyoming (about 8 of us in all, including my 10-year-old nephew Calum, who loved Stan and u

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	Broken: A Love Story - Horses, Humans, and Redemption on the Wind River Indian Reservation 3.77 avg rating — 605 ratings — published 2009 — 19 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
	CROCHET FOR BEGINNERS. THE BIBLE: The Step-by-Step Crash Course for Beginners to Master the Art of Crochet, Learn Essential Techniques and Create Stunning Projects \| Ignite Your Crochet Journey Today 3.59 avg rating — 32 ratings — 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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	Renegade Nuns: Sisterhood is Powerful 3.79 avg rating — 14 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
	Southland Auto Acres 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	CRICUT: 10 BOOKS IN 1: The Complete Beginners Guide, Design Space & Profitable Project Ideas. Mastering All Machines, Tools & Materials \| The Cricut Bible You Don't Find in the Box is Finally Here! 3.15 avg rating — 13 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
	Scuola di Magia: Serie Magic Academy 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings	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
	Solitaire Game : Best Guide to Play World's Most Addicted Solitaire Game with Easy and Simple Moves 3.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013	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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	Welsh for Parents 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 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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Lisa Jones said: " I know this is blasphemy (we're talking about Toni MORRISON here) but it's summer, I'm sleepy, and I can't really get through a book where pages go by and I don't know who is speaking, or thinking. I'll try it again in the fall, I think she is incred ...more "

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“I try to stay real calm and careful”
― Lisa Jones, Broken: A Love Story - Horses, Humans, and Redemption on the Wind River Indian Reservation

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“Writing is a struggle against the silence where words can have a powerful impact in just a split second and change your life forever........”
― Lisa Jones, The Prophecy

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