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Jan Notzon

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in Laredo, The United States

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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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	And Ye Shall Be As Gods 4.46 avg rating — 139 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
	To Sing Like a Mockingbird 4.87 avg rating — 124 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
	Heir of the West Wind 4.89 avg rating — 101 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 4.45 avg rating — 40 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 3.51 avg rating — 39 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
	Suffer Not The Mole People 4.70 avg rating — 27 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
	Only The Dead (Know the End of War) 4.43 avg rating — 14 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
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Mireille Ravencroft (5 stars): I think what sets To Sing Like a Mockingbird apart is the way it balances big themes with intimate storytelling. Yes, there’s crime, politics, and cartel influence, but at the heart of it is a man trying to stay true to himself in a world that keeps asking him to compromise. Justin Kopechne isn’t always likable, but he is believable. His passion for rehabilitating yo Read more of this blog post »

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Streets of Laredo (Lonesome Dove, #2)

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I wish every person who gives to charity, goes on mission trips or does charitable work of any kind would read this book. Helping can swiftly become enabling and if you enable people to be dependent or even enable their drug habit, as California does ...more
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Boy, was this an eye-opener! I knew a lot of journalists, professors and intellectuals were taken with the Soviet Union in the 20s and 30s but I had not idea of the extent of it. Nor did I know the vicious repression and filthy diatribes against anyo ...more
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It took me a bit of time to get into this story, but I think that is no detraction from an epic like this. A huge and hugely entertaining novel, it is filled with fascinating and wholly believable characters and at times astonishing insights into how ...more
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