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	Surviving Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Hope, Treatment, and Recovery by Patricia Prijatel (Goodreads Author), Carol E.H. Scott-Conner (Foreword) 4.32 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magazine from Cover to Cover by Sammye Johnson, Patricia Prijatel (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burn Scars: A Memoir of the Land and Its Loss 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magazine Publishing by Sammye Johnson, Patricia Prijatel (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Did the Pirate Get Onto the Mountain? 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Tsanti '67 (Southern Colorado State College Yearbook) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[ Surviving Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Hope, Treatment, and Recovery [ SURVIVING TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER: HOPE, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY ] By Prijatel, Patricia ( Author )Nov-01-2012 Hardcover By Prijatel, Patricia ( Author ) Hardcover 2012 ] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An analysis of the failure of Flair magazine 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A life cycle study of two social movement magazines: The Mother Earth News and Ms 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Thoughts on the Death of a Neighbor I Never Met

A man died in a fire a block away from our condo. The blue and red lights of police cars, fire trucks and ambulances flashed into our bedroom window; knowing we could do nothing, we closed the blinds and said a quick blessing, then went to sleep.

Police have not released his name, and it’s unlikely we know him. But he could have been one of the many people we meet walking the neighborhood. Could he

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Good Morning, First Sergeant: 10 War Poems about Coffee

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Patricia rated a book really liked it Kin by Tayari Jones (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Beautiful written--two remarkable character studies, and an honest examination of life for Black women in the 50s and 60s in the American south. I've recommended it to my book club and I hope that, after rereading and discussing it, I'll figure out w ...more
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Set in Western Australia, this reminded me of A Thousand Acres, except the “family farm” is a million-acre sheep station. It begins in 1958 and follows the MacBride family through a series of unspeakable events and tragedies, yet I did not find it a ...more
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Patricia rated a book it was ok Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I totally empathize with Rhys. Perhaps too much. More violence than I would have liked, but that's true of the world that Walter and I share. ...more
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Patricia rated a book it was ok The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The original story is compelling. Gaynor's writing of it is not. ...more
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Patricia rated a book it was ok The Murder at World's End (Stockingham & Pike, #1) by Ross Montgomery (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
DNF, p. 86. I just couldn't get into the story. I had the murder figured out, the main character was "meh," and the cussing great aunt was more of a device than a character. ...more
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Patricia rated a book it was ok The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The original story is compelling. Gaynor's writing of it is not. ...more
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I am surprised I loved this book as much as I did. It's about grief and despair, and who needs that right now? Apparently me. I found that book calming and engaging. Wood knows her way around a sentence--she's a beautiful writer. ...more
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Patricia rated a book it was amazing The Art of Being a Stranger: A Family Memoir by Karen Bermann	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book is amazing. The writing is lyrical, funny, and somber, the story tragic, the art gorgeous. Even the paper is luscious. It's a quick read and well worth rereading. ...more
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Well written and enchanting. We read it in our book club and found much to discuss.
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