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“Along with the standard computer warranty agreement which said that if the machine 1) didn't work, 2) didn't do what the expensive advertisements said, 3) electrocuted the immediate neighborhood, 4) and in fact failed entirely to be inside the expensive box when you opened it, this was expressly, absolutely, implicitly and in no event the fault or responsibility of the manufacturer, that the purchaser should consider himself lucky to be allowed to give his money to the manufacturer, and that any attempt to treat what had just been paid for as the purchaser's own property would result in the attentions of serious men with menacing briefcases and very thin watches. Crowley had been extremely impressed with the warranties offered by the computer industry, and had in fact sent a bundle Below to the department that drew up the Immortal Soul agreements, with a yellow memo form attached just saying: 'Learn, guys...”
― Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
― Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
“Daisy looked up at him with the kind of expression that Jesus might have given someone who had just explained that he was probably allergic to bread and fishes, so could He possibly do him a quick chicken salad...”
― Anansi Boys
― Anansi Boys
“The names are the first things to go, after the breath has gone, and the beating of the heart. We keep our memories longer than our names.”
― Coraline
― Coraline
“They were kissing. Put like that, and you could be forgiven for presuming that this was a normal kiss, all lips and skin and possibly even a little tongue. You'd miss how he smiled, how his eyes glowed. And then, after the kiss was done, how he stood, like a man who had just discovered the art of standing and had figured out how to do it better than anyone else who would ever come along.”
― Anansi Boys
― Anansi Boys
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We are the online presence for SLISKids at Indiana University. Some of our members are interested in working as Children's or Teen librarians, but all ...more
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Sharing interesting reads with friends and getting to together for drinks. We can meet once a month for coffee or tea.
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Summer Reading Program for Adults at Rochester Hills Public Library
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Allison’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Allison’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Adult Fiction, Book Club, Chick-lit, Children's, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult
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