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Author: Ethan Gilsdorf

Ethan Gilsdorf is the author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms (Lyons Press). He contributes regularly to The Boston Globe, New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, and The Christian Science Monitor.
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01/15/2010

There Is No Try

Having faith in the Force

by Ethan Gilsdorf

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