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Dean King

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I like to read, wander cross-country, travel in cultures I don't understand, cycle, play squash, and I'm a foodie. But most of all I like to be in the throes of writing a book. This is invigorating work. The moment when the hard-won research combines with a bit of sweat and blood and occasionally a tear to become a fluid paragraph is like no other. What I hope to achieve is to suspend time and disbelief for the reader and carry her or him into another world, where they live more fully and in the moment. ...more

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Phil Klay's "Redeployment," the lead story in this issue, is a good reminder of the impact of our current war efforts on soldiers. Read also: Karl Marlantes's What It's Like To Go to War is a must-read on the subject.

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	Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival 4.07 avg rating — 12,221 ratings — published 2004 — 32 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
	A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian by Dean King (Goodreads Author), John B. Hattendorf, J. Worth Estes 4.11 avg rating — 2,985 ratings — published 1995 — 21 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 Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys, The True Story 3.73 avg rating — 1,513 ratings — published 2013 — 14 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
	Harbors and High Seas: An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian by Dean King (Goodreads Author), John B. Hattendorf 4.09 avg rating — 1,057 ratings — published 1996 — 23 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
	Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite 3.87 avg rating — 843 ratings — 6 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
	Patrick O'Brian: A Life 3.90 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2000 — 17 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
	Unbound: A True Story of War, Love, and Survival 3.48 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2010 — 22 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
	Every Man Will Do His Duty: An Anthology of Firsthand Accounts from the Age of Nelson 3.98 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1997 — 11 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
	9/11...The Tragic Story of the Day that Changed America: The Terror, The Horror and The Heroes (Tragedies That Shaped America Book 2) 3.83 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Ironman: A History of Marvel's Armored Avenger (Superhero Sagas Book 4) 3.82 avg rating — 66 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

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“[...] what's the use of lying down to die as long as we can stand up and walk.”
― Dean King, Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival

tags: endurance, motivational, perseverance, will-to-live

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“Hamet, Seid, and Abdallah were stung by the irony that on the wild desert, where people had virtually nothing, they shared freely, but here, where resources were comparatively abundant, no one would offer them so much as a drink.”
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“Riley had no doubt that an "immediate and merciful act of the Almighty" had saved them from the surf at Bojador. According to him, all of his men believed this too. Later, when a friend advised him to play down this conviction, because skeptics would use it to discredit the rest of his account of the voyage, Riley refused.”
― Dean King, Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival

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