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Elizabeth Means is a Medical Laboratory Scientist and currently works in a hospital. She is a novice ballerina, avid reader and has traveled to thirty-one countries. Elizabeth grew up in Dearborn, Michigan but lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband Mark, and their two rescue dogs Franklin and Henry.

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Average rating: 3.82 · 300 ratings · 50 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam

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