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Shantaram: Man of Peace
Jul 4 2008, Graeme

I am revisiting this book. I was describing it to a friend yesterday and I felt compelled to share here the first three paragraphs of the book (essentially - the first page). I was hooked after the first page. It’s a beautiful effort and based...

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