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Scott R.S. Raphael

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Scott R.S. Raphael is a Canadian author and poet based out of Toronto. He has a B.A. in English and Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto.

Raphael has been writing fiction and making art since he was seven years old. He entered the public eye in 2019 when he began posting selections of his poetry on Instagram. Principally an author of fiction, with particular focus upon the horror and fantasy genres, Raphael has written a diverse collection of novels and short stories, which are set for publication in the near future. The Hill at the Top of the Mountain was his first published work.

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	Spruce Road (Spruce Road #1) 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — 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
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	Being on the Isthmus of Rage and Despair 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Take Your Life it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 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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	Certainty and Other Mistakes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	A Glass for Love, Hate, and the Perpetual Party it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Streaks of Descent it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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When You Know It's Not Going to Work: Marketing for Fun

What a wild and improbable sentiment: marketing for fun!

All right, now that I've effectively alienated people who love marketing and pursue it as a passion, I can finally talk to the marketing layperson like me (I see you onlooking marketing lovers, just waiting to condemn me for my poor execution of your passion. Go ahead, comment below, tell the world how cruel and evil I am. I dare you!).

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Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit

by Ashley Mears

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King Sorrow

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The Iliad

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