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Robert Charleston

Robert Charleston

Author

Robert Charleston is a former military linguist, veteran of the Afghanistan War, and new author with Tactical 16. While in uniform, he worked as an intelligence analyst and also taught at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, where he earned distinction as a Master Military Language Instructor during his years on staff.

Robert’s new book, Knight Rising, is a fictional narrative tracing the turbulent romance between two veterans over 15 years. Multiple locations, including a Texas prison to locales around the United States and in the Middle East, serve as the backdrop.

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Knight Rising

Knight Rising by author Robert Charleston. T16 Books.

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P. B. Landon

P. B. Landon

Author

Born in Manhattan and raised in northern New Jersey, Philip was a Navy engineer, day trader, merchant mariner, locksmith and is a writer, tech worker, serious softball player and student of languages.

From an early age Philip could tell a story about everyday occurrences that puts his audience at the scene, making them laugh or marvel at the intersections of history, economics and philosophy.

In his new comedy book, Just only Slightly, Philip paints a vivid picture of the humdrum life of Paul Talkachev, a down-on-his-luck guy who discovers he is telekinetic.

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Just only Slightly

Just only Slightly by author P. B. Landon. T16 Books.

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MC Gowan

MC Gowan

Author

MC grew up in New Jersey, near New York City. MC is an Eagle Scout. He graduated in 1977 from the Virginia Military Institute with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and commissioned in the US Navy.

MC did almost 6 years active duty including 3 deployments to the Middle East. He joined the Naval Reserve after the Marine barracks was bombed in Lebanon.

Afterwards he worked as a system test engineer for Boeing, then Lockheed Martin.

MC retired in 2003 as a Captain. He is married and has 2 children. He likes to hunt, fish, and drink black coffee.

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Not On My Watch

Not On My Watch by author MC Gowan. T16 Books.

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Ruth Anne Kramer

Ruth Anne Kramer

Author

Ruth “Anne” Kramer advocates for women, military spouses, and ALL Veterans.

Anne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received her Master of Social Work (MSW) with a medical specialization from the Catholic University of America of Washington, D.C., following her eight years of service as a Signal Corps Officer in the United States Army.

Anne currently serves as a therapist in Trauma Recovery Services with the Department of Veterans Affairs. She also volunteers with the American Red Cross.

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You Belong:
A Guidebook for the Career-Minded Woman on the Move

You Belong: A Guidebook for the Career-Minded Woman on the Move by author Ruth Anne Kramer. T16 Books.

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Chris Clayson

Chris Clayson

Author

Meet Chris Clayson, an emerging author known for crafting captivating narratives that take readers on relentless thrill rides. With a two-year background in Iraq, the Army combat veteran skillfully weaves his real-world experiences and characters into the tapestry of his gripping thriller novels.

At the core of Chris’s writing lies a deep comprehension of humanity’s inner emotional conflicts.

Residing in upstate New York, Chris finds joy in both quality family time and honing his skills in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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Three Planets

Three Planets by author Chris Clayson. T16 Books.

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Stewart "ST" Blackwell

Stewart "ST" Blackwell

Author

Enlisting in the Marine Corps infantry in 2007, ST deployed six times, including a combat tour to Marjah, Afghanistan, a rapid response mission to Sana’a, Yemen, Guantanamo Bay, and multiple Marine Expeditionary Units. After returning to civilian life, ST sought out contract employment overseas at the US Embassy and international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

ST lives in Mississippi with his wife and two sons. His hope is that his book provides readers with an enlightened view of today’s warriors fighting to build a better world for generations to come.

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Savages

Savages: Infantry Culture in the Global War on Terror by author Stewart

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Anthony Perez

Anthony Perez

Author

Anthony Perez is a Navy veteran, successful entrepreneur, speaker, and community leader with over 25 years of experience building and developing leaders. Anthony’s true passion is being a teacher on the topic of emotional intelligence and leadership. His gift is the ability to connect people to accomplish good and being a true advocate and community leader.

When it’s all said and done, Anthony is a confident but humble individual whose true passion is about giving back to his community and to those that he supports.

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Professional Durability

Professional Durability: Withstanding the Storm of Change by author Anthony Perez. T16 Books.

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Taylor Cleveland

Taylor Cleveland

Author

Taylor Cleveland was born in Conneaut, Ohio, a small community that his Nine Times Great Grand Father founded in 1796. He currently works there as a Police Detective.

After September 11th, Taylor volunteered as a US Navy Reserves Corpsman. He deployed to the Al-Anbar Province of Iraq in 2005 as the senior line company corpsman for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment.

He has been married to his wife, Louise, for 23 years. They have three children.

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Mother’s Day

Mother's Day: The Courage & Sacrifice of the 3rd Battalion 25th Marines by author Taylor Cleveland. T16 Books.

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John Morrin

John Morrin

Author

John served his country honorably by enlisting in the United States Marine Corps at 19 years old, where he had five overseas deployments, totaling three and a half years spent on foreign soil. He has been both the warrior and the tradesman, the storyteller and the fool. John currently resides in Ohio with his beautiful wife, who has been the most instrumental part of his recovery, and their three dogs: Athena, Titan, and Bowie

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Riddles in the Dark

Riddles in the Dark: The Never-Ending Battle by author John Morrin. T16 Books.

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Sean McCauley

Sean McCauley

Author

Sean McCauley graduated in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education. He taught for seven years in New Jersey where he became a leader by focusing on student achievement, spearheading new research-based initiatives, mentoring incoming educators, and representing several statewide planning groups. During this time, Sean enrolled in an Educational Leadership program at Western Governors University, where he completed his master’s degree in 2016.

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Little Lady

Little Lady by author Sean McCauley. T16 Books.

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K.A. Brown

K.A. Brown

Author

KA Brown is the author of, Programmed to Win, a political thriller published by Tactical 16 Publishing in 2023. His second novel, The Cost of Killing is due out this summer 2024.

In addition to his career as a firefighter, KA has always been an avid reader and has always had a love for storytelling. When he’s not writing, KA enjoys spending time with his family, including his wife, grown children, and grandchildren.

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KA’s Books

Programmed To Win by author K.A. Brown. T16 Books.

The Cost of Killing by Author K.A. Brown. T16 Books.

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Spencer Anderson

Spencer Anderson

Author

Spencer Anderson is a U.S. Air Force Vietnam war veteran, former pilot, teacher and counselor, and an honorary Colonel in the Commemorative Air Force. His passion for aviation and aviation history is clearly seen in his writing.  Spencer is dedicated to keeping alive the legacy of the patriots who­ chose to fly and fight for our grateful nation in its most trying times.

Spencer Anderson is married to the love of his life Carole.

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Survive The Night

Survive the Night by author Spencer Anderson. T16 Books.

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Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy

Author

Tom Hardy has proudly served in the US Army since 2010 and is currently serving in the Army as an instructor at Fort Devens Massachusetts. He previously served in Virginia, South Carolina, Missouri, Mississippi and Massachusetts and has held several key roles within the military to include Drill Sergeant, Master Fitness Trainer (MFT), and Instructor.

Tom regularly competes in fitness competitions.

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Fitnes For Busy Dads

Fitness For Busy Dads by author Tom Hardy. T16 Books.

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Deborah Spencer

Deborah Spencer

Author

Born on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, Deborah Spencer’s interest in American history began with her father’s stories of base assignments that included Pearl Harbor where she first heard the name Enterprise. Her discovery of the TV series Star Trek as a youth solidified her interest in the name.

Deborah studied computer science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

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The First Enterprize

The First Enterprize by Deborah Spencer. T16 Books.

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Ward Mayfield

Ward Mayfield

Author

Ward Mayfield served as a combat engineer twice in Iraq and once in Afghanistan, completing more than 300 missions clearing routes, and detecting and removing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from roadways for safe travel by U.S. forces.

Now retired and living in the greater Salt Lake City area in Utah, Ward continually looks for ways to serve others and give back in his community.

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Lessons From Uncle Sam

Lessons From Uncle Sam by author Ward Mayfield. T16 Books.

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Spencer Emch

Spencer Emch

Author

Spencer Emch served in the U.S. Army for 12 years as both a musician and an Apache helicopter pilot.

Emch is currently flying helicopters and airplanes in Europe, where he lives with his wife and newborn son. When he isn’t flying, he is helping to develop the local music scene, surfing, or spending time in the mountains.

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Time of Flight

Time of Flight by author Spencer Emch. T16 Books.

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Michael McGarrey

Michael McGarrey

Author

Michael McGarrey is a Texas native that hails from the little big town of Fort Worth. After high school, Michael worked as a plumber in Fort Worth for a company that specialized in large industrial and commercial type plumbing.

In 2007 Michael decided to enter the United States Army as an Infantryman.

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Life’s Memorable Moments

Life's Memorable Moments by author Michael McGarrey. T16 Books.

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Lee L. Kelley, III

Lee L. Kelley, III

Author

“After serving in uniform for a decade, and now working closely with Veterans for the past 14 years, I’ve discovered some perspectives that I think will help readers create more inner peace, reduce stress, and sustain them through difficult times and the emotional wars we all fight,” said Lee Kelley, an Army Veteran, author, executive coach and trainer.

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Look To The Warriors

Look to the Warriors by Lee Kelley. T16 Books.

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James Dehner

James Dehner

Author

Drafted in 1968, James Dehner says his service in the Vietnam War deeply affected him and the way he lived for years afterward. Loss of friends and even the enemy resulted in him living with guilt-guilt of “being in one piece, the guilt of having done less than what I somehow thought other people might have expected of me.”

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An Empty Shell

An Empty Shell by author James Dehner. T16 Books.

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Skyla Pearson

Skyla Pearson

Author

Skyla Pearson served in the US Navy from 2017 to 2021. She earned the Navy’s Good Conduct Medal and the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

In her book, The Enlisted: The Price of Service No One Tells You, Pearson sheds light on the tough realities she faced as a black woman in the U.S. Navy, and draws attention to what other young women are sure to encounter.

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The Enlisted

The Enlisted, The Price of Service No One Tells You, by author Skyla Pearson. T16 Books.

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Walter Phillip "Phil" Jordan, Jr.

Walter Phillip "Phil" Jordan, Jr.

Author

At 15 years old, Jordan ran away from home to join the military, but was too young to enlist so, he worked in the shipyards as a copper smith. At 16 years old, he cranked planes for Chinese Army cadets during WWII. In 1944, twenty days after turning 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the battle in the South Pacific. He watched as the flag was raised at Iwo Jima.

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Odds N Ends In Rhyme

Odds N Ends In Rhyme by author Walter Phillip

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Kim DeFiori

Kim DeFiori

Author

Kim DeFiori began her military career after graduating from West Point in 2008 as a military police officer. She deployed shortly after to Afghanistan for a year, serving with military police and infantry companies. She was one of the first women to work alongside Afghan police day and night conducting raids with special operations units.

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Lessons From Thor

Lessons From Thor by author Kim DeFiori. T16 Books.

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Chris Hernandez

Chris Hernandez

Author

Chris Hernandez is a 23 year police officer, former Marine and and retired National Guard soldier with over 25 years of military service. He is a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and also served 18 months as a United Nations police officer in Kosovo.

Chris writes for BreachBangClear.com and has published three military fiction novels.

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Proof Of Our Resolve

Proof of Our Resolve by author Chris Hernandez. T16 Books.

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David W. Peters

David W. Peters

Author

David W. Peters served as an enlisted Marine and Army Chaplain, deploying to Baghdad, Iraq in 2005-2006. His books, Death Letter: God, Sex, and War and Post-Traumatic God: How the Church Cares For People Who Have Been to Hell and Back, vividly describe his own path to healing after war a path he regularly invites his fellow veterans to consider.

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Death Letter

Death Letter by author David W. Peters. T16 Books.

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JP Lane

JP Lane

Author

Justin “JP” Lane joined the U.S. Army in 2008 at the age of 20 years old. Like most young men after watching the Twin Towers fall in 2001, JP knew he wanted to join the military when he was old enough to do so. As a combat engineer, he was deployed to Afghanistan. On July 2nd, 2011, his RG31 truck was penetrated by a 200lb IED while on a mission.

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Walking Again

Walking Again by author JP Lane. T16 Books.

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Julia A. Maki

Julia A. Maki

Author

Julia A. Maki grew up in Deer River, Minnesota and enlisted in the Navy as an Aviation Warfare Systems Operator aboard P-3Cs. After the Navy, Julia settled in Maryland with her husband where they both ended up working for the Department of Defense as civilians.

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What They Don’t Teach You In Deer River

What They Don't Teach You In Deer River by author Julia A. Maki. T16 Books.

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Justin Jordan

Justin Jordan

Author

At 19 Justin left Henderson, KY and enlisted in the United States Air Force, during his 20 years of service he held a variety of different jobs, everything from Cook to Combat Readiness Instructor. His most taxing job, however, would be when he was assigned as the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Mortuary Affairs.

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And Then I Cried

And Then I Cried by author Justin Jordan. T16 Books.

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Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Author

Matt Richardson is a captain in the U.S. Air Force and a 2012 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA). He currently works with cadets in the honor department at the USAFA. He was born in Eureka, Calif., but calls Adair Village, Ore. his home.

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Tomorrow’s Yesterdays

Tomorrow's Yesterdays by author Matt Richardson. T16 Books.

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Otis McGregor

Otis McGregor

Author

Otis McGregor has provided executive level training, business development support and guidance to clients since starting his company, LTO Enterprises, LLC, nine years ago. His processes and techniques are based on over 30 years of military, commercial and coaching success.

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Enable Your Teams Success by author Otis McGregor. T16 Books.

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Scott J. Casey

Scott J. Casey

Author

Scott Casey is a ten-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. He is a veteran’s advocate and performs speaking engagements about PTSD. He has worked for the past six years with, and is now the President of, Military Minds Inc., a global, not-for-profit organization which assists veterans, first responders and their families.

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Ghostkeepers

Ghostkeepers by author Scott J. Casey. T16 Books.

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Tom Petitmermet

Tom Petitmermet

Author

Tom Petitmermet flew 535 combat sorties and was awarded numerous military decorations for his service. Tom retired as a Colonel after completing a 26 year Air Force career flying fighter aircraft and testing air to air munitions.

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Pretzel 06

Pretzel 06: Memories of a Forward Air Controller by Ret. Col Tom Petitmermet. T16 Books.

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Therese Agnes Hughes

Therese Agnes Hughes

Author

Therese Anges Hughes is a long-time advocate of women’s issues, particularly our national population of women veterans, and has spent many years passionately fighting for increased healthcare access for women. 

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In A Heartbeat

In A Heartbeat, Military Women: WWII to Present by author Therese Agnes Hughes. T16 Books.

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Jon Hinderliter

Jon Hinderliter

Author

Jon Hinderliter is the Director of Marketing and Communications for University College at Washington University in St. Louis where he manages integrated marketing strategies to help adult learners experience the impact of earning a world-class education.

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The Death of Content as King

The Death of Content as King - How a Data Democracy Has Revolutionized Marketing by author Jon Hinderliter. T16 Books.

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Judy Littlefield

Judy Littlefield

Author

Littlefield’s account begins in 2013 after her son, Chad Littlefield, and his friend former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle were gunned down by Eddie Ray Routh at a Texas shooting range. Kyle was well known for his autobiography and film, “American Sniper.” Chad raised in a small town, was a husband, father, and American patriot.

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The Other Man Down

The Other Man Down: A Mother's Journey After the ‘American Sniper’ Tragedy by author Judy Littlefield. T16 Books.

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Annette Whittenberger

Annette Whittenberger

Author

Annette Whittenberger is a mental health advocate, speaker, and coach. She also serves as a mentor to veterans and military spouses. An audience of close to 3,000 follows her blog and website, “A Wild Ride Called Life” ®LLC, and her podcast, “The Truths We Hide.”

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The Wall Between Two Lives

The Wall Between Two Lives by author Annette Whittenberger. T16 Books.

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Jeff Clark

Jeff Clark

Author

Jeff Clark draws upon his experiences as an entrepreneur, as a retired Air Force logistician serving during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and as a government civil service employee to lay out a clear plan for readers to win in the workplace.

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Hear These Truths by Jeff Clark. T16 Books.

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Victor R. Morris

Victor R. Morris

Author

Morris lives in London and recently graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He served in the U.S. Army for 7.5  years and has worked in more than 15 European countries.

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Marsi Goes to Mars by author Victor R. Morris. T16 Books.

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F. Bruce Lauer

F. Bruce Lauer

Author

Bruce Lauer currently serves as vice chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, a global real estate firm. He has also served in many leadership roles throughout Florida, including adjunct professor at the Florida International University in Miami.

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Million Dollar Bronze Star by author F. Bruce Lauer. T16 Books.

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Carl Higbie

Carl Higbie

Author

In today’s political and media environment, people are more divided than ever. I am certainly not innocent of past divisive rhetoric and am willing to own that. This is my call to rationalize our differences and discuss them by removing emotion.

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Crisis of Culture by author Carl Higbie. T16 Books.

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