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Joshua Converse was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and spent his childhood on a horse ranch in Louisiana. He served four years in the U.S. Army and spent time in the Middle East during the war. He holds a bachelor's degree in Literature and a Master of Arts in English. Joshua lives in Monterey, California with his wife and their children. ...more

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	The Diana Strain: Joshua Converse 4.33 avg rating — 24 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
	Wizards in Winter: A Christmas Tale by Joshua Converse (Goodreads Author), Elle Otero (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 4 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 Diana Strain 4.43 avg rating — 7 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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	Apophis Over Coffee 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Time in the Dark it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
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	Accidental Existential it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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 Pleasures of Reading for Pleasure.

I want to just say a few things about the pleasures of reading, not as an obligation, but rather for pleasure in the midst of a busy, distracted, worried, stressed, and saturated life. I suspect those adjectives describe many lives during this turbulent year, A.D. 2020.

There is a stillness in reading, even when the story, character, or idea one reads is exciting. One turns down the voices

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