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Tom Shepherd

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in Reading, Pennsylvania, The United States

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Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

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Tom Shepherd flew medical evacuation helicopters in Vietnam, where he received two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Air Medal, and the Purple Heart. He has worked as a Japanese linguist, public school teacher, and graduate school instructor. Shepherd is originally from Reading, Pennsylvania, but lived in Alaska, Germany, Indochina, and the Republic of Korea. He spent the balance of of his professional career working with churches in the Deep South, California, and the Midwest and serving as Professor of Religious Studies at Unity Institute near Kansas City, Missouri. Author of a wide array of
articles and nonfiction books, plus more than twenty plays and two novels for the middle grades, Dr. Shepherd “retired” in 2016 to write novels full t ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 1,969 ratings · 240 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

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	The Blue King Murders (Star Lawyers, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 168 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
	First Class to the Stars (Star Lawyers, #7) 4.66 avg rating — 100 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
	House of the Silent Moons (Star Lawyers, #4) 4.50 avg rating — 103 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
	Stellar Light Conspiracy (Star Lawyers, #5) 4.59 avg rating — 98 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
	Star Lawyers Complete First Season : Books 1-6 and Bonus 6.1 Novella 4.37 avg rating — 103 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
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Lessons from a Young Racoon

In the summer of 1987, I was completing my last full year as an Army Chaplain. My wife Carol-Jean and I had just returned from a three-year assignment in Europe, and we were living temporarily in Post Guest House facilities at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, until regular housing became available.

Early one Saturday morning we took a walk around the periphery of the smallish Army base. As we strolled al

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Tom Shepherd wrote a new blog post Dreaming of an Orange Christmas Thomas W. Shepherd, D.Min. (Retired Army Chaplain, now sci-fi writer)I’m from not from California or Florida, but oranges mean Christmas to me.Growing Read more of this blog post »
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“Young soldiers who march to war singing always come back weeping. When the delights of life may be obtained by trade, only a fool hungers for war. It destroys everything worth having”
― Tom Shepherd, Capital Murder

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“surrounding yourself with what makes you laugh. Be intentional about hanging out with people you find amusing. Make a point to immerse yourself in media that generates positivity. Start conversations with people who smile a lot. Do something that makes you feel like yourself. You”
― Tom Shepherd, Health Habits: The Top 20 Habits for Increasing Happiness, Self-Confidence, and Quality of Life

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“even bad pizza tastes better than good vegetables,”
― Tom Shepherd, Stardate

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