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Ken Pisani is an Emmy-nominated TV producer, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, and comic book author. His Los Angeles Times best-selling debut novel “AMP’D” was a finalist for the 2017 Thurber Prize for American Humor. His original sci-fi graphic novel, "Colonus," published by Dark Horse Comics, won the Geekie Award for Best Comic Book. Ken recently optioned his novella “4 Corners” for television. His new novel, “The Defection and Subsequent Resurrection of Nikolai Pushkin,” is a decades-spanning farce based on true events. Read Chapter 1: tinyurl.com/NikolaiChap1

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	Amp'd 3.92 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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
	Colonus by Ken Pisani (Goodreads Author), Arturo Lauria (Illustrator) 3.07 avg rating — 43 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
	Der Einarmige, sein Alligator und die sonnigen Seiten des Lebens 4.07 avg rating — 14 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
	4 Corners 4.22 avg rating — 9 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
	The Defection and Subsequent Resurrection of Nikolai Pushkin it was amazing 5.00 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
	Last Bites really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	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
	Glove Story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	4 CORNERS: A Darkly Comic Murder Mystery 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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“I also learned that anything can happen to anyone at any time, that your whole life can change in instant.”
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“Because it is what it is, and I don't care. If you don't care, they don't care. When it bothers you so much, everyone around you is uncomfortable”
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“I learned that people have the astonishing idea that they know what they would do if they were me, and equally strong opinions on how I should behave.

I learned how selfish I am - in a good way - because I want to do what I want to do! I'm the one who got fucked, and I'm the only one that matters to me!”
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