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message 1: by [deleted user] (new)

You've got my vote, Ian. Have you asked Paula for her support? :) Good luck!


message 2: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Sep 06, 2017 02:07PM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) The title of this Listopia, "Most inspiring Nonfiction", caught my attention and I immediately thought, 'Oh yeah, I'm certainly gonna vote for/add to that one'. But then I read the description "These are books that made me want to be a better person". Does any book make me want to be a 'better' person?? Hmmm. Seems this list is not for me as I'm quite happy the way I am, thank you.


message 3: by Donna (new)

Donna Davis Five People You Meet in Heaven is right up there in the top 20, but it's fiction...? Do you want me to pull it, Leslie?


message 4: by Vicki (new)

Vicki #622 A Is for Alibi and #685 The Woman in White are both fiction.


message 5: by Vicki (new)

Vicki #794 A Man Called Ove is also fiction.


message 6: by Donna (last edited Aug 03, 2023 09:02PM) (new)

Donna Davis Vicki wrote: "#794 A Man Called Ove is also fiction."

Good job looking out, Vicki. I contribute my time to a number of lists, and I had forgotten all about this one. I can see there are more than those you mentioned, and they all would have sat here even longer if I hadn't been pinged. Here we go:
Removed due to genre:
From page 7:
The Woman in White https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
A is for Alibi https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

From page 8:
Invisible Monsters https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
A Man Called Ove: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Page 9:
Prodigal Son https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
The Taking https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Someone out there really likes Dean Koonz, but this isn't the list for his work, since he writes fiction, fiction, fiction.

The system found and removed 6 duplicates.

There is plenty more work to do here, and the list is still in good enough shape to be worth saving, so although I am done for tonight, I'll be back. Thanks for poking me, Vicki.


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