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Ric Dragon is a painter and musician, and was the founder and leader of two digital marketing firms. He was a writer and speaker on social media, and is a consultant for businesses on a range of issues. He resides in Colombia, where he is the executive director of ArteSumapaz (artesumapaz.org)

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Average rating: 3.92 · 49 ratings · 7 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Social Marketology: Improve Your Social Media Processes and Get Customers to Stay Forever 3.89 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Dragonsearch Online Marketing Manual: How to Maximize Your Seo, Blogging, and Social Media Presence 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Social Marketology: Improve Your Social Media Processes and Get Customers to Stay Forever by Dragon (1-Jul-2012) Hardcover by Ric Dragon (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 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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“Reading Dostoyevsky is like sitting in the front row of a theater, where the actors’ spit lands on your face.”
― Charles Baxter, The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot

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“Creating a scene is thus the staging of a desire.”
― Charles Baxter, The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot

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“problem with friends and family is that they know us as we are. They are invested in maintaining us as we are.”
― Steven Pressfield, Do the Work

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“To the beautiful falls the right of command, he observes, quoting Aristotle, although he adds that this situation is not always just.”
― Charles Baxter, The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot

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“game of deducing a person’s character from that person’s appearance is an old pastime with racists and with those who seek an advantage over the poor or the ugly, the disabled, or any underrepresented minority.”
― Charles Baxter, The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot

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