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- ↑ "I Am Potential Home Page" . Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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- ↑ Thornton, Matthew (2008-03-31). "Dutton Wins Recall". Publishers Weekly .
Da Capo Lifelong senior editor Katie McHugh won an auction for I Am Potential, by Patrick Henry Hughes and his father, Patrick John Hughes . . . the pair, with co-writer Bryant Stamford, will share Patrick Henry's story of overcoming blindness and disability to achieve musical success, along with his lessons for living with faith.
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