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Michael is Currently Reading

Michael is currently reading

Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)

by Suzanne Collins

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May 02, 2026 08:45AM

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Vietnam: A History

by Stanley Karnow

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Mar 04, 2026 01:10PM

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Powers of Evil: A Biblical Study of Satan and Demons

by Sydney H. T. Page

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Michael’s Quotes

“A tiger doesn't proclaim his tigritude, he pounces”
― Wole Soyinka

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“There isn't so much love in the world that you can turn it away when it's offered.”
― Robert Crais

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“I love the way that each book—any book—is its own journey. You open it, and off you go….”
― Sharon Creech

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“The world is so strange that maybe it’s perfectly logical.”
― Beth Lisick

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“Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.”
― Margaret Mead

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Michael’s Groups

Turn of a Page — 3321 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Welcome! We are a challenge group. We offer new challenges monthly, readathons, buddy reads, BOTM, SOTM, and a badge system we call Buttons!

The History Book Club — 26120 members — last activity 20 hours, 13 min ago
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more

The Bookworm Challenge — 280 members — last activity 18 hours, 14 min ago
A bunch of challenges to rev your literary engine. Vroom Vroom. To make things interesting you can earn points.

THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP — 2722 members — last activity 1 hour, 16 min ago
A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more

101 Books to Read Before You Die — 277 members — last activity 1 hour, 42 min ago
This is a group where we meet online to discuss books from the 101 books to read before you die list. We read one book from the list per month. To com ...more

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