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Darin Gibby

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It's here! LIGHT AND SHADOWS, my fifth book, is now available. Margaret Coel, the New York Times bestselling author, called it “an impressive novel of the West.”

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway and helped spread the word these past few weeks — I hope you love this story of two estranged sisters, long-buried family secrets, and the courage it takes to face them.

The book is now available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook — and until August 23, the eBook is $0.99.

Darin Gibby is the author of five books, including his newest, LIGHT AND SHADOWS. His other books include GIL, THE VINTAGE CLUB, CHASING HINDY and WHY HAS AMERICA STOPPED INVENTING?.

His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, and he has ap ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 134 ratings · 69 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Vintage Club 4.09 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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
	Gil 4.38 avg rating — 40 ratings — 6 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
	Chasing Hindy: A Novel Invention 4.11 avg rating — 19 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
	Light and Shadows 4.22 avg rating — 9 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
	Why Has America Stopped Inventing 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Light and Shadows it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Why Has America Stopped Inventing by Darin Gibby (1-Feb-2012) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 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 Gentleman's Bribe: How Colt Revolvers Turned Congressmen into Racketeers 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Light and Shadows Breaks the Kindle 1,000!

#747

Out of every book in the Kindle store, Light and Shadows is sitting in the top 1,000 today.

#8 in Sibling Fiction. #8 in Literary Sagas. #14 in Coming of Age Fiction.

Thanks to everyone who made this happen.

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Darin Gibby wrote a new blog post Light and Shadows Breaks the Kindle 1,000! #747 Out of every book in the Kindle store, Light and Shadows is sitting in the top 1,000 today.#8 in Sibling Fiction. #8 in Literary Sagas. #14 in Co Read more of this blog post »
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Darin Gibby rated a book it was amazing Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan	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
I picked up surfing a few years ago and so I thought I'd give this book a try. Although there is a lot of surfing in the book, it's really not about surfing. The story of how Finnegan found himself will stay with me a long time. I really enjoyed the ...more
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Loved the stories behind all the paintings. Schlesser did a great job weaving them into his story.
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I’ve loved his television shows, and now I understand the person behind them. Great insights into this amazing person.
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“To the pure blood of the grape!”
― Darin Gibby, The Vintage Club

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“The 1850s proved to be the decade of the most prolific patent litigation in America’s history. Lincoln himself was involved, as well as his most three prolific cabinet members: Chase, Seward and Stanton.”
― Darin Gibby, Why Has America Stopped Inventing

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“The detective had a kidnapping, he had a knife and he had blood. He had an insane old man. He was going in.”
― Darin Gibby, The Vintage Club

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“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be.”
― Joseph Campbell

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“Raw is a good place for an artist. It's where the truth comes out.”
― Keith Urban

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