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Everyman by Philip Roth Acts of Faith by Philip Caputo Saints at the River by Ron Rash Mary and O'Neil by Justin Cronin The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons by Ben Hogan Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson Empire Falls (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Richard Russo Endurance by Alfred Lansing
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The Woods
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by Harlan Coben (Goodreads Author)
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A Rumor Of War
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by Philip Caputo (Goodreads Author)
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Jim’s Notes & Highlights

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Beach Music by Pat Conroy
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foreign travel was worth every discomfort and foul-up, but took a radical toll on the spirit.
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Jim’s Quotes

Philip Caputo
“Before you leave here, Sir, you’re going to learn that one of the most brutal things in the world is your average nineteen-year-old American boy.”
― Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War
tags: americans, boys, brutal, brutality, cruel, teenage, teenagers, war
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