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	Wake up Barbara, and Help Me Find This Snake! by Barbara Watson forward by Tony Campolo 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 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
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The Original

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Sisters of Fortune

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The French House Share

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Barbara Watson rated a book really liked it Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief (Ernest Cunningham, #4) by Benjamin Stevenson (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
O, what a tangled web.
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Barbara Watson rated a book really liked it Harold by Steven Wright	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
Steven Wright's mind is fascinating. I've always loved his humor. I learned lots of things from this book but not sure if any are true -- need now to go read up on Carl Sagan. ...more
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Barbara Watson has read [Confederacy of Dunces] [By: Toole, John Kennedy] [April, 2011] by John Kennedy Toole	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
Am so puzzled by Pulitzer, my dad, my husband -- I'm just puzzled. I read it, and I can imagine how it got a cult following, but Pulitzer?? My dad?? Yes, my husband. But Dad?? In fact, Dad introduced it to my husband. I'm puzzled. ...more
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Very enjoyable read. Wonderful narrator.
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Definitely a book for younger readers than me. So much angst...
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