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James Duren

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in San Diego, The United States

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Nonfiction, Christian, Biography

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Ernest Hemingway, Jon Krakauer, Suketu Mehta

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May 2013

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https://www.goodreads.com/jrduren

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I'm a writer.

Good thing, too. Otherwise, I'd be pretty miserable because Living Like Lions required head-spinning amounts of research.

But don't be fooled. Behind every writer, there is a reader.

And it's the simple act of reading biographies of men who lived before me that inspired me to write, "Living Like Lions."

The men you'll read about in my book pushed me to achieve greatness, to live an uncommon life. And I want the same for the men and women who read my book: to be great, to live an uncommon life.

For the most part, though, I'm just an average guy. My wife Heather, myself and our terrier Charlie live in Barcelona, Spain.

I graduated from Bethel Seminary in 2007 with a Master of Divinity. After seminary, I spent a few months working at A ...more

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James Duren Books were my main inspiration. I spent my childhood playing outside and reading every book I could get my grimy little hands on. I think I grew up kn…moreBooks were my main inspiration. I spent my childhood playing outside and reading every book I could get my grimy little hands on. I think I grew up knowing how cool written expression was and it became natural to express myself through writing.(less)

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James Duren I handle this in one of four ways. Strong coffee is always the first choice. Should something impede my coffee making, I walk our little dog Charlie. …moreI handle this in one of four ways. Strong coffee is always the first choice. Should something impede my coffee making, I walk our little dog Charlie. If Charlie is busy with dog affairs, I get up and walk around the apartment. In the worst case scenarios, I buy an energy drink.(less)

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Living Like Lions: 20 Influential Christian Men Past and Present

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“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?”
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