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For nearly two decades, Russell was an Executive Chef in the Restaurant Industry, in which he created succulent entrees and managed various types of kitchen operations. In the last seven years, he began to teach future culinarians achieve their professional goals in hands-on classroom and lecture settings. With his recent graduate work in the field of Sociology, his interests centered on organizational behaviorism, social theory and food insecurity. Russell has been writing for the majority of his life. Last year, he published a Second Edition on his freshman novel, The Tale of Old Man Fischer. Slipping into alternative universes allows Russell to enjoy the process of creativity from the novel’s conception to its final draft ...more

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	Gavin 4.19 avg rating — 42 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
	The Tale of Old Man Fischer 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Derrick by Russell . (Goodreads Author), Holly Kothe (Editor) 4.62 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
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GAVIN just recently was awarded as Official Selection in the Horror category for 2017 Summer Ebook for the New Apple Literary Awards.

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Gavin Nolan’s Biography (2 books)
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Russell . said: " What a whirlwind of fun! Patel’s characters Shaz, Trace and Sheila face the heat, get invited to various parties and brave the dreaded holiday season. All the while they are drinking and meeting at their favorite place to give Bachittar a hard time. ...more "

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“Strangers are not perceived as individuals…their remoteness is no less general than their nearness.”
― Simmel, Georg

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“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

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“But there is a fatality, a feeling so irresistible and inevitable that it has the force of doom, which almost invariably compels human beings to linger around and haunt, ghost-like, the spot where some great and marked event has given the colour to their lifetime; and, still the more irresistibly, the darker the tinge that saddens it.”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

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“We loved each other with a premature love, marked by a fierceness that so often destroys adult lives.”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

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“Rules? PISS ON YOUR FUCKING RULES!”
― Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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