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Read for a Lifetime 2014-2015. The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand by Gregory Galloway.

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  1. Read for a Lifetime2014-2015 The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand by Gregory Galloway Adam Strand isn't depressed, just bored, so he kills himself—39 times. No matter the method, he can't seem to stay dead. But when his self-absorbed path is diverted, Adam is struck by the reality that life is an ever-expanding web of connections that nothing—not even death—can sever. FIC GAL Find it at: Next book

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