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Roger Gloss

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Roger Gloss grew up in East Aurora, New York. He left the eastern U.S. to attend UCLA, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics. He then settled in Southern California and has lived there since with his wife Linda. Together they raised two daughters, as well as one cat and a number of small dogs. They were also privileged to live in The Netherlands for more than a year. Now retired from a 45-year career in information technology, Roger spends his time writing literary fiction, supporting progressive causes, and struggling to raise awareness of climate change and our fragile natural environment.

Although proud of his upstate New York roots, Roger considers it the highest privilege to be a Californian, and he loves the landscape ...more

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Average rating: 4.62 · 39 ratings · 8 reviews · 11 distinct works

	If Pigs Could Talk: The Case for a Plant-Based Diet 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — 5 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
	Third Wind: A novel 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Compared to What: A novel 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Benjamin Pink and the Twenty-First Century: A Short Tale really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	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
	Travels with Morgan: in Search of America's Future it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Half-Life of the Lie it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Just Choices: A novel 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
	Meditations on a Road to Nowhere: A novel 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	The Day We Lost Southern California: A Future History 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
	New California: A novel 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Amazon vs. Hachette - dispute over e-book pricing

I've weighed in, from my point of view as an author, on the dispute between Amazon and Hachette. See my 08/10/2014 blog post at My Blog. Amazon is right, and they are at least giving consideration to what's best for both readers and authors. If you agree, please sign the petition to Hachette at Change.org. Read more of this blog post »

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The Soul of Baseball

by Joe Posnanski (Goodreads Author)

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Fire Shut Up in My Bones

by Charles M. Blow (Goodreads Author)

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Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions

by Johann Hari

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