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Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger

by Lama Rod Owens

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North Woods

by Daniel Mason (Goodreads Author)

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Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City

by Antero Pietila

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The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1) by Rachel Gillig

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“It’s hard to see who I am when I am lost in what’s expected of me.”

Burn Down Master's House

by Clay Cane

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Beasts of the Sea

by Iida Turpeinen

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“It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

tags: books, humor, reading

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“It's easy to believe in something when you win all the time...The losses are what define a man's faith.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

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“...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

tags: leadership, perseverance

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“Elend: I kind of lost track of time…
Breeze: For two hours?
Elend: There were books involved.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

tags: books, humor

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“A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

tags: leadership

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