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Land

by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)

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Communion: A New York Times Bestseller (Love Song to the Nation Book 2)

by bell hooks

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Go Gentle

by Maria Semple

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“People love to say, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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