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Jan Notzon

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I used to ply the acting trade but retired to devote myself full-time to writing. I've written several plays and published eight novels, The Dogs...Barking, And Ye Shall Be As Gods, The Id Paradox, Song for the Forsaken, Suffer Not The Mole People, ONLY THE DEAD (Know the End of War), To Sing Like a Mockingbird and Heir of the West Wind are available in all mediums. ...more

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	To Sing Like a Mockingbird 4.94 avg rating — 127 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
	And Ye Shall Be As Gods 4.58 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Heir of the West Wind 4.95 avg rating — 66 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 Id Paradox 4.56 avg rating — 32 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
	The Dogs...Barking 3.58 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2011 — 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
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ONLY THE DEAD by Jan Notzon was a good novel. The author's writing style was excellent and the character development was well done. I liked the characters, dialog, and pace of the novel. I recommend this book.

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Bloody Newton was a good story and I suppose it deserves the Spur Award. It was for me, just that: a good story, but not one I'd write home about. ...more
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I found this to be a truly extraordinary work that has opened my eyes like no other to the astonishing philosophic foment and development of classical liberalism during the so-called Dark Ages and Medieval periods. Tracing the evolution of the concep ...more
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