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James Hirsch
moderator, reporter, writer
James Hirsch is the author of *Cheating Destiny*, *Hurricane*, *Riot and Remembrance*, and *Two Souls Indivisble*. These stories cover different people, in different places, at different times; but all of his books have one thing in common: they are all about survival.