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	How to Write a Novel 3.45 avg rating — 613 ratings — published 2015 — 10 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 School of Beauty and Charm 2.94 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2001 — 9 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 Ghost of Milagro Creek 3.23 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Polite Society 3.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1995 — 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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We made a small profit, compensating our labor.
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The Abduction of Smith and Smith

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AGATHA CHRISTIE Ultimate Collection: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Secret Adversary, The Murder on the Links, The Secret of Chimneys, The Man in ... Investigates, Poirot's Early Cases...

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Bearskin

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“A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say what the meaning is.”
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Jul 21, 2010 11:42AM

That was a few years back, in Senegal West Africa.

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Jul 21, 2010 11:38AM

Hey you look like Tori Murden Mcclure in your profile picture.

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