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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
	Bud 4.50 avg rating — 4 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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Russell Sanders rated a book really liked it Oral History by Lee Smith	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
Lee Smith’s Oral History is a curious book. Told from multiple viewpoints, it is largely narrative (I suppose that’s the “oral history” in the title) with a minimum of dialogue. The first hundred pages are told in mountain dialect, as well. As the au ...more
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Russell Sanders rated a book really liked it Oral History by Lee Smith	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
Lee Smith’s Oral History is a curious book. Told from multiple viewpoints, it is largely narrative (I suppose that’s the “oral history” in the title) with a minimum of dialogue. The first hundred pages are told in mountain dialect, as well. As the au ...more
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Russell Sanders rated a book it was amazing The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne	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
Giffin Dunne’s The Friday Afternoon Club: a Family Memoir is a memoir unlike any I’ve ever read. When I read the blurb for the book, I thought, “Now that sounds like fun.” It is much more than that. True, Dunne, from an early age, at his own confessi ...more
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Russell Sanders rated a book it was amazing Madame Bovary — A New Translation by Lydia Davis by Gustave Flaubert	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
Why should anyone read a 170 year old novel? Especially one that was originally written in French, and many would have to read in translation? Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary, in a brilliant translation by Lydia Davis, is as relevant—perhaps m ...more
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Russell Sanders rated a book it was amazing How Sondheim Can Change Your Life by Richard Schoch	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
I’ve seen all the Sondheim musicals Richard Schoch discusses in his book How Sondheim Can Change Your Life. In several cases, I’ve seen multiple productions of them or seen filmed versions several times. So I’m no stranger to Stephen Sondheim. And wh ...more
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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 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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