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John fowles 1926 2005 won international recognition with his first published novel, the collector 1963. Ngaio marsh was a new zealand crime fiction author. Martial arts magazine budo international may 2014 by. The study of budo, or the japanese martial arts for selfcultivation, is a lifelong path toward perfection of character. The original magus was published in 1965, the revised second edition in 1977. Soon to be a major motion picture starring dylan obrien maze runner, taylor kitsch true detective and michael keato.
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