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John McGowan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Retired police officer, https://t.co/ydEO6WwIV0 veteran and former personal trainer now working as a teacher aide in a Special Needs elementary school. Devout Catholic.

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Book Cover for: The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri
John McGowanJohn McGowan

" In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself within a dark woods where the straight way was lost " - Dante Alighieri, "The Divine Comedy: Inferno"

Leather / Fine Binding, 2013

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath
John McGowanJohn McGowan

“I sank back in the grey, plush seat and closed my eyes. The air of the bell jar wadded round me and I couldn’t stir” Character Esther Greenwood in Sylvia Plath’s novel, “The Bell Jar.”

Paperback, 2005

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde

Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde
John McGowanJohn McGowan

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” -The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Paperback, 2001

$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration, Jake Bittle

The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration

Jake Bittle
John McGowanJohn McGowan

In his book, The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration, author Jake Bittle in responding to climate deniers, sees “a new American geography, one in which our inland cities grow while coastal towns wash away.”

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Run Away, Harlan Coben

Run Away

Harlan Coben
John McGowanJohn McGowan

“There is a part of everybody that’s hidden.” -From the character, Yvonne, in The novel “Run Away” by Harlan Coben.

Paperback, Mass Market, 2020

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Loyalty, Lisa Scottoline

Loyalty

Lisa Scottoline
John McGowanJohn McGowan

“Books center is, heal us, and connect us, and I believe that reading is fundamental to democracy.” -Lisa Scottoline, author of the novel, “Loyalty.”

Paperback, 2024

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Win, Harlan Coben

Win

Harlan Coben
John McGowanJohn McGowan

“Human beings always do what is in their self-interest. Always. That’s the sole motivator. People only do the ‘right thing’ when it suits those interests.” -protagonist, Windsor Horne Lockwood III in Harlan Coben’s novel, “Win.”

Paperback, 2021

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway
John McGowanJohn McGowan

“The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one” -Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

Paperback, 2014

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Rights of Man, Thomas Paine

Rights of Man

Thomas Paine
John McGowanJohn McGowan

“Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as posses.” -Thomas Paine, “Rights of Man”

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