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I love discovering authors who have an engaging, unique or authentic voice. I also love a good recommendation of books that are fun, provocative, interesting or enrich my knowledge about historical events. This is why I'm on Goodreads - reading is an incredibly valuable use of time, particularly in this age of chaos and noise.

As an author, I've written two novels, two books of short stories and a memoir about running. Reviews are always welcomed!

FATAL INDEMNITY is a murder/mystery featuring an insurance investigator who stumbles across the murder of a homeless woman and finds himself in over his head (2012).

DOMINIC GRAVES is about brothers who grow into two different worlds following the loss of their parents; one taken in by a wealthy unc ...more

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“A history professor once told me that there are two ways we learn: you can put your hand on the hot stove, or you can hear tales of people who already did that and how it turned out for them.”
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	Petulant Shadows 4.41 avg rating — 22 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
	Fatal Indemnity 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Dominic Graves it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Lucky 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Dirt and Ink: A Runner's Journey 4.67 avg rating — 3 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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	JKW: The First 80 Years by John K. Williams (Goodreads Author), Gregory S. Williams (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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The Immortality Key: Uncovering the Secret History of the Religion with No Name

by Brian C. Muraresku

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Yoga: Immortality and Freedom (Bollingen Recollections)

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Certainly a unique read, this is a collection of Celtic Poems brought to a modern life by Shaw and his co-author Hoagland. In the readings of many ancient and medieval poems and bard stories, you can feel the beating heart of a culture, even when you ...more
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“On the other side of a storm is the strength that comes from having navigated through it. Raise your sail and begin.”
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“Think for yourself. Ignore the noises around you that polarize and try to promote fear and division. You know better. Be better. Breathe.”
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“A thousand good deeds can be undone with one flash of anger. As a mature adult, you can master your affect and through it, provide the world with a steadiness and strength that is badly needed in this complicated age.”
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“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
― Winston S. Churchill

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“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
― Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum

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“Who could be so lucky? Who comes to a lake for water and sees the reflection of moon.”
― Rumi

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“Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must move faster than the lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows it must move faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up, you better be moving.”
― Roger Bannister

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