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The Sound of Mountain Water by Wallace Stegner Down the Long Hills by Louis L'Amour Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson The Spirituality of Imperfection by Ernest Kurtz The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson Bendigo Shafter by Louis L'Amour Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson You Are Special by Fred Rogers Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin The Teapot Dome Scandal by Laton McCartney
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How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen
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The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. —C. S. Lewis
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