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- 1 2 Ron Powers (January 1, 2006). "In Depth with Ron Powers". In Depth (Interview). C-SPAN. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
- ↑ Lyall, Sarah (September 21, 1994). "Book Notes". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- 1 2 "Ron Powers". Mark Twain: A Look at the Life and Works of Samuel Clemens. The Hannibal Courier, Hannibal.net. Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
- ↑ Montgomery, Mary Lou (June 2, 1999). "Powers writes about Twain's childhood". The Hannibal Courier. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008.
- ↑ Powers, Ron (March 21, 2017). No one cares about crazy people : the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in America (First ed.). New York. ISBN 9780316341172. OCLC 951764773.
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