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message 1: by Tracy (new)

Tracy Why would someone add two pro-life books to a list about books which feature boats? Desperate much?


message 2: by Rachael (new)

Rachael Wow...pro-life books. Way to randomly push an agenda.


message 3: by Tracy (new)

Tracy That's what I thought!


╟ ♫ Tima ♪ ╣ ♥ Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments
by Randy Alcorn

That's the only one I saw in a quick scan, so I removed it. If you let me know what number the second one is at, I can remove it as well :)


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads "Why Pro-Life" by the same author is at 77, currently.

I'll remove it.


╟ ♫ Tima ♪ ╣ ♥ Thanks for grabbing that one, Susanna. :)

Sam wrote: "What? No 'Noah and the Arc' as a voting option?"

Sam, you can add books to the list if you don't see the ones you'd like to vote for. Top right of the list, there's a tab that says "add books to this list". =)


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads You add books to the list at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."


message 10: by Seymour (new)

Seymour Hamilton Seymour Hamilton

The books I have tried to celebrate in this list (by Ransome, Forester, Hemingway, Melville and more), are the ones that have influenced me most.


message 11: by Riku (new)

Riku Sayuj Thanks for making me realize i love so many "boat-books"!


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) I seem to have different ideas as to "boats are key to the setting" (for a lot of novels I've read, which are on this list, a boat is not key to the setting)


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