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Barbara is Currently Reading

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Time of Hope (Strangers and Brothers, #1)

by C.P. Snow

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read in May 2011

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Love by the Book

by Jessica George

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Storm Tide

by Paul Doiron (Goodreads Author)

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Barbara’s Quotes

“Life has no remote....get up and change it yourself!”
― Mark A. Cooper, Operation Einstein

tags: confidence, inspirational, inspirational-attitude, life, life-philosophy, optimism, power-of-words

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“She craved a tall glass of the fresh-squeezed lemonade from the pitcher she’d left chilling in the fridge. Two glasses served with a generous slice of pound cake with orange glaze icing sounded twice as nice.”
― Ed Lynskey, Fur the Win

tags: cozies, cozy, cozy-mysteries, cozy-mystery, humor, mysteries-cozy, romance, whodunit, women-sleuths

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“Each thinking mind is a political mind.”
― Zaman Ali, HUMANITY Understanding Reality and Inquiring Good

tags: each, mind, politics, thinking

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“God creates dinosaurs, God kills dinosaurs, God creates man, man kills God, man brings back dinosaurs.”
― Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park

tags: science

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“Never say more than is necessary.”
― Richard Brinsley Sheridan

tags: essay, history

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Fun & Games — 1323 members — last activity 17 minutes ago
The First Group on GR to be only about the games! Join, if: *you like games, *you join a group not only to discuss, *you are creative, *just looking f ...more

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“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more

Novel Ladies — 27 members — last activity 23 hours, 13 min ago
Novel Ladies is a book club for women only who love to read and discuss books. We require that members are over the age of twenty, and reside in Ca ...more

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ALL GENRE COMMUNITY OF BOOK LOVERS-Perfect for those interested in good books of any genre, film and lively discussion!- from current fiction, thrille ...more

Fiction Fair — 61 members — last activity 23 hours, 40 min ago
Welcome to Fiction Fair, an online Book Club for Ladies only, over 18. It's a place to come and read and discuss whatever you're reading at the time. ...more

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