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Doug Sahlin is a bestselling author living in Venice, Florida. He has been a writer since he was a young man. Sahlin has published over twenty how-to books, many of them bestsellers. He has also published two mystery novels in the Yale Larsson PI Books series. When he gave New York Literary Agent Donald Maas his thirty second elevator pitch for a mystery novel, Maas said, "Doug, you have a wonderfully sick mind."

Doug published his first Yale Larsson PI novel, The Myakka Murders in 2019, followed by Sarasota Sour Grapes in 2020. He is currently working on Yale Larsson PI Book 4, A Pocketful of Euros. Sahlin's novels are based in Sarasota, Florida, a piece of paradise on the West Coast of Florida.

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	Canon EOS 7D For Dummies (For Dummies Series) 4.14 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2009 — 8 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
	Canon EOS Rebel SL1/100D For Dummies (For Dummies Series) 4.26 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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 Myakka Murders: A Florida Mystery (Yale Larsson PI Book 1) 3.90 avg rating — 31 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
	How to Do Everything Adobe Acrobat X 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Sarasota Sour Grapes: Death of a Sommelier (Yale Larsson PI Book 2) 4.57 avg rating — 21 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
	Canon EOS 6D For Dummies 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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
	Mastering the Lensbaby: A step-by-step guide to mastering your Lensbaby and becoming a more creative photographer by Doug Sahlin (Goodreads Author), Roxanne Sahlin (Photographer) 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013	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
	Building Web Sites All-One-Desk Reference for Dummies by Doug Sahlin (Goodreads Author), Claudia Snell 3.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2007 — 7 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
	Digital Portrait Photography for Dummies 3.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2009 — 9 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
	Digital Landscape and Nature Photography For Dummies 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 7 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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