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Robert J. Pajer

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Jonathan Edwards, John E. Gardner, Paul of Tarsus, F. Scott Fitzgerald ...more

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Robert J. Pajer was born in Yonkers, New York. He has been a correspondent for Mini-World Magazine written in English for Japanese readers, and has written articles for American magazines that dealt with religious topics in American culture. A Handful of Dust is his first novel. He spent over 10 years researching the book while working a full-time job. A Handful of Dust is an incredible journey through the streets of 1930 depression-stricken New York City.

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On January 24, 1972, Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered living in a cave on the island of Guam. Two hunters had discovered the Army Sergeant, who had hid for 28 years not wanting to surrender to enemy forces. According to Japanese records, on July 21, 1944 American troops landed on Guam and destroyed the islands Japanese defenders. Yokoi ran off into the jungle and hid with two other Ja Read more of this blog post »

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“Life is volatile.”
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“Life is volatile.”
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“You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.”
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“New mutations don't create new species; they create offspring that are impaired.”
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“Natural selection eliminates and maybe maintains, but it doesn't create... Neo-Darwinists say that new species emerge when mutations occur and modify an organism. I was taught over and over again that the accumulation of random mutations led to evolutionary change [which] led to new species. I believed it until I looked for evidence.”
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