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Norm Schriever

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Travel, Humor, Memoir

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Norm Schriever is a Amazon best-selling author, pro blogger, cultural mad scientist, and enemy of the comfort zone. His latest work, "South of Normal," just won a silver medal at the coveted Nonfiction Book Awards.

He grew up in Connecticut and graduated from the University of Connecticut, where he was never accused of over-studying, and went on to live in North Carolina, Colorado and most recently in Northern California.

Dissatisfied with a conventional existence, Norm sold or donated all of his possessions and moved down to Costa Rica in 2011 to pursue his passion of writing. His first book was written in the sleepy surf town of Tamarindo with the help of his secret weapons: fresh ocean air and Baileys in his morning coffee. He then moved ...more

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Monkey Butt Holdings: buying land in Thailand (part 3 of 3)

...continuing my story about buying land in Thailand, and you can read part one and two to catch up...
My buddy nice enough to pick me up in his truck early in the morning to drive me to Rayong. We made the hour-plus drive to the land office in Rayong, where we would finalize the whole shebang – or so I hoped.
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	South of Normal 3.61 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Pushups in the Prayer Room 3.88 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Book Marketing Bible: Essential marketing strategies for self-published and first-time authors, or any writer looking to skyrocket sales. 4.20 avg rating — 81 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
	The Queens of Dragon Town 4.46 avg rating — 13 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
	Cambodia's School of Hope: How the Spitler School educates and empowers impoverished children in Cambodia. 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
	Travel With Norm: 500 Tips from a pro traveller guaranteed to help you save money, stay safe, and enjoy the best vacation of your life 4.13 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
	50 Fun and Interesting Facts About Costa Rica!: Get to know the culture, geography, history, people, politics, and natural beauty in Costa Rica, one of the coolest countries on earth! 3.50 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
	50 Fun and Useful Facts About Moving to Costa Rica: An excerpt from The Official Expat's Moving to Costa Rica Handbook, your #1 resource for moving to Costa Rica and living the dream! it was amazing 5.00 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
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“The larger the searchlight, the bigger the circumference of the unknown.
-anonymous physicist”
― Norm Schriever, Pushups in the Prayer Room

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“… I wished to live deliberately…and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life… I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.”
― Norm Schriever, South of Normal

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