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A teacher, a singer, an actor, a director, a chef, a traveler, a writer...these are all descriptions of native Texas author Russell J. Sanders, now residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. A life spent in Texas led to a relocation adventure, because that's what life is about--embarking on adventures. So he and his husband set out for parts unknown and are loving it! Russell writes young adult novels, and his works are infused with his travel experiences. Thus far, his novels have taken readers to Ft. Worth, Houston, Chicago, Hollywood, and Nova Scotia. Since he has traveled to England, France, Italy, Japan, India, Bali, Jakarta, Toronto, Vancouver, Alaska, and Hawaii, who knows where he may lead his readers next? But one thing is certain, there will ...more

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	Colors 3.45 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Thirteen Therapists 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Book of Ethan 3.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Titanic Summer 3.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Special Effect 3.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	All You Need Is Love 3.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2017	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
	You Can't Tell by Looking 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2018 — 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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Russell Sanders rated a book it was amazing Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! by Liza Minnelli	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
In her autobiography Kids, Wait Till You Hear This, Liza Minelli proves her point: most of us only know her well-publicized life, with the very personal aspects never addressed fully. In this book, she intends to set the record straight. So in the 40 ...more
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Russell Sanders rated a book really liked it Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons	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
Off Season is the tenth book by Anne Rivers Siddons that I’ve read. I love her writing, and I was excited to settle into another of her stories. Sadly, I was not as enthralled with this book as I was with the others. Her writing is still beautifully ...more
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It’s wrong to speak ill of the dead, they say, but after reading Joshua Logan’s first memoir and now his second, Movie Stars, Real People, and Me, I find I don’t like the man. I don’t dislike him, but I didn’t bond with him through his writing. Logan ...more
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Russell Sanders rated a book it was amazing Slow Train Coming: Bob Dylan’s Girl From the North Country and Broadway's Rebirth by Todd Almond	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
Todd Almond’s Slow Train Coming: Bob Dylan’s Girl from The North Country and Broadway’s Rebirth is the best book I’ve read in recent years, definitely the best book I’ve ever read about the theater, an insightful look into the show Girl from the Nort ...more
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Possibly, the most colorful character who ever populated the Death Valley region was a man who, early in his career, performed with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, went on to become a “gold miner” (in quotes to be explained later here,) staged stunts ...more
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Russell Sanders rated a book it was amazing In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett	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
Carol Burnett is an American Treasure. In fact, if polled, many might consider her, among performers, THE American Treasure. I’ve had the good fortune to see her perform live twice in my life (once even meeting her and shaking her hand.) The first wa ...more
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I don’t personally know anyone who is a practicing Jew, so my opinion of Molly Katz’s Jewish as a Second Language may not mean much. I can say that Katz is supremely funny, ranging from smile to laugh out loud. Under the guise of helping those who ma ...more
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