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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)

by Dennis E. Taylor (Goodreads Author)

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Seveneves

by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)

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Little Women: The Trilogy Little Women [Including Good Wives], Little Men, Jo's Boys

by Louisa May Alcott

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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

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For many, part-time work is all they have access to, because the Armcos of the world are going out of business and their skill sets don’t fit well in the modern economy.

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“It doesn’t bother me that I won’t be around one day,” Lukas said after a while. “I don’t stress about the fact that I wasn’t here a hundred years ago. I think death will be a lot like that. A hundred years from now my life will be just like it was a hundred years ago.”
― Hugh Howey, Dust

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“People like you must create. If you don't create, Bernadette, you will become a menace to society.”
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette

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“I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays

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“When people die, their handwriting dies too. You don’t think about that.”
― Maria Semple, Today Will Be Different

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“A woman cannot have real autonomy unless she has reproductive autonomy. My hope is that one day both Church and society will embrace this justice issue. —Donna Quinn”
― Jo Piazza, If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission

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