Ben Rapone

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Ben Rapone

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Ben’s favorite books

The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons

Merlin by Stephen R. Lawhead

Why Lazarus Laughed by Wei Wu Wei

Ask the Awakened by Wei Wu Wei

All Else Is Bondage by Wei Wu Wei

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

Prince of Ayodhya by Ashok K. Banker

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Hyperion by Dan Simmons

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Oxford History of...

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Oxford History of Western Music: 5-vol. set (The Oxford History of Western Music)

by Richard Taruskin

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Ben’s Notes & Highlights

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Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3) by Dan Simmons

“How do I know what I think until I see what I say?”

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