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Kate Benzin is a seasoned traveler and tour director who has lived in Indonesia for most of the past 30 years. Indonesia became her home when she took a 3-month work assignment to train Indonesians on word processing equipment, and she fell in love with living her life as an adventure in Indonesia. After working as a tour director for the past 15 years in many countries of the world, she now spends most of her time writing in her home/office which she shares with her three dogs.

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	EVACUATED!: Living on Indonesia's Most Active Volcano 3.25 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2013	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
	Diving Into Love (Unexpected Romance, #1) 3.10 avg rating — 40 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
	Transformative Travel in Nepal: Fulfilling a Dream in the Himalayas 3.38 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Transformative Travel 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	How To Find The Heart Of Bali 3.07 avg rating — 15 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
	Running toward Fate: A Sweet, Clean Cross Cultural Romance Based on a True Story 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 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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	Diving Head First (Force of Fate Book 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Hiding from Fate: A Cross Cultural Romance 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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Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively

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Kate Benzin rated a book Casting Not Hiring: Build a Thriving Company Using the Secrets of Great Theater by Dan Sullivan	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
Casting Not Hiring by Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff gives business leaders an interesting twist on traditional business thinking by comparing the process of building a great company to putting together a successful theater production. Using that hi ...more
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I admit that I was immediately drawn to this book by the title. Who doesn’t want to think about these opposites? And I wasn’t disappointed that I purchased this book. In Good and Evil Perspectives to Know, D. G. Reagle explores timeless questions abo ...more
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