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The Jesus Discoveries: 10 Historic Finds That Bring Us Face-to-Face with Jesus

by Jeremiah J. Johnston (Goodreads Author)

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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)

by Hilary Mantel

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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

by Hallie Rubenhold (Goodreads Author)

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“I said I *liked* being half-educated; you were so much more *surprised* at everything when you were ignorant.”
― Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals

tags: discovery, learning, surprise, wonder

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