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Patti M. Marxsen

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in Fort Riley, Kansas, The United States

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Biography, Art, Cultural & Intellectual History

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French and Francophone literature. Haitian History. Long-standing expe ...more

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Patti M. Marxsen began her writing career over 40 years ago as an art critic/arts journalist for newspapers in Kentucky and Maine. Since then, she has managed communications for several educational and cultural organizations, including 7 years as Publications Mgr for the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century in Cambridge, MA (now the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, & Dialogue) where she developed several multi-author books on global ethics and education. The same underpinning applies to her own books, which include collections of essays, short fiction, translations, and three, deeply-researched biographical studies. Marxsen’s writing often focuses on the art, literature, and culture of the Francophone world. Her articles, essays, in ...more

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	Tales from the Heart of Haiti 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Helene Schweitzer: A Life of Her Own 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Karen Blixen's Search for Self: The Making of "Out of Africa" 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Albert Schweitzer's Lambarene by Patti M. Marxsen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jo and Walter Munz really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	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
	Archaeologies it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	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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	Rousseau's Refuge and Other Essays Out of Switzerland 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	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
	On Writing the Life of Helene Schweitzer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015	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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