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Scott William Foley

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	Andropia 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010	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
	Souls Triumphant: A Novel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2005	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
	Dr. Nekros: Book Two it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Dr. Nekros: Book One 4.67 avg rating — 3 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 IMAGINATION'S PROVOCATION: VOLUME I: A Collection of Short Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005	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 Imagination's Provocation: Volume II: A Collection of Short Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	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
	Dr. Nekros: Book Three it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Dr. Nekros: The Tragedian (Volume I, Episode I) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Dr. Nekros: Phantasms and Chicanery (Volume I, Episode II) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 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
	Dr. Nekros: Unforeseen Calamity (Volume I, Episode IV) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 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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“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
― Winston S. Churchill

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“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
― Henry James

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“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.”
― Walter Cronkite

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― Anne Sexton

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“Never laugh at live dragons.”
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Jan 31, 2018 01:53PM

Jacob wrote: "Hi Scott, thanks for the request.
You are most welcome in my library.
Brgds Jacob"

Thank you, Jacob! I look forward to our book conversations!

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message 3: by Jacob

Jan 31, 2018 12:08PM

Hi Scott, thanks for the request.
You are most welcome in my library.
Brgds Jacob

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message 2: by Scott

Jan 12, 2018 08:29PM

Kristen wrote: "Thanks for the friendvite, Scott. I'm a teacher as well! Happy reading!"

Thanks for being my Goodreads pal! Can't wait to talk books with you :)

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message 1: by Kristen

Jan 12, 2018 07:26PM

Thanks for the friendvite, Scott. I'm a teacher as well! Happy reading!

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