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Roman Newell

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in Grants Pass , The United States

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Poetry, Memoir, Fantasy

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Roman Newell was born in the Rogue River Valley of Southern Oregon. He received his undergraduate education from the United States Military Academy at West Point where he majored in Arabic Studies and concentrated in Mechanical Engineering. He commissioned into the United States Army as an infantry officer and served honorably in the prestigious 82nd Airborne Division. His two deployments took him to austere outposts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today he is a major in the Army Reserves. He relishes new challenges which have often included marathons and various endurance events. His running has taken him around the world: from a marathon in Jordan to the streets of Paris. He spent time working with native Arabic speakers in 2007 and relied on th ...more

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Average rating: 4.89 · 47 ratings · 17 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Blacked 4.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Walls We Put Up In the Night it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 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
	When Life Is Coals You Move Fast: Poems it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 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
	Unapologetically Human it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Kills Poetry really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 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
	KILLS POETRY (Vol #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	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
	how much aspirin to die it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	When Life Is Coals You Move Fast: Poems by Roman Newell (Goodreads Author), R.B. O'Brien (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Kills Poetry Volume 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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this shit was nuts Brutal, tragic, barbarian, devourous. A story with no moral and for good reason. Purely nihilistic and destructive. Dark and right up my alley. A pretty easy read that still makes you think about the dark brutal nature of humanity.
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A Cultural Phenomenon Allende portrays Chilean life as only she can. With. Sprinkling of magic she depicts the force of generational trauma and the hate it cultivates. Ultimately, she writes of hope, forgiveness and the power to break traumatic curse. ...more
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