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Everyman by Philip Roth Acts of Faith by Philip Caputo Saints at the River by Ron Rash Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler 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
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Jim’s Notes & Highlights

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The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
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My wound is geography. It is also my anchorage, my port of call.
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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
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