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Julie Samrick

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Julie Samrick is passionate about telling stories that capture the human experience. Her idea for How People Get Their Politics was more than a decade in the making, as she witnessed the United States reach unsustainable levels of division. She is also the author of Murphy's Miracle: One Dog's Wild Journey, a story inspired by the miraculous return of a beloved golden retriever who spent two years lost in the Sierra Wilderness.

Julie lives in Northern California with her husband and four children. She holds a degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley and is a credentialed high school English teacher. ...more

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	Murphy's Miracle: One Dog's Wild Journey 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — 5 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
	How People Get Their Politics 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	How People Get Their Politics: Conversations with Americans About the Experiences that Shaped Their Political Beliefs 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Diary of an Oxygen Thief (The Oxygen Thief Diaries, #1)

by Anonymous

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How People Get Their Politics

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