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The Skillet: 200+ Simpler Ways to Make Just About Anything, From Perfect Meals to Breads, Desserts, and More

by America's Test Kitchen

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Bite by Bite: American History through Feasts, Foods, and Side Dishes

by Marc Aronson (Goodreads Author)

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Blackstone Griddle Cookbook: Enhance Your Grilling Expertise: Master gourmet grilling with unique recipes, essential tips and innovative techniques. Maximize your griddle’s potential, wow your guests

by Tedd Gibbs

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Absurd’s Quotes

“I can't wait till I have grandchildren. When I was younger, I had to walk to the rim of a crater. Uphill! In an EVA suit! On Mars, ya little shit! Ya hear me? Mars!”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

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“Happy endings are still endings.”
― Gregory Maguire, Son of a Witch

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“The measure of a bookstore is not its receipts, but its friends,” he says, “and here, we are rich indeed.”
― Robin Sloan, Ajax Penumbra 1969

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“When you read a book, the story definitely happens inside your head. When you listen, it seems to happen in a little cloud all around it, like a fuzzy knit cap pulled down over your eyes.”
― Robin Sloan, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

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“Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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The League of Gentle Readers — 57 members — last activity Oct 09, 2025 05:40AM
A Place For Friends Who Read Together

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THIS GROUP IS FOR PEOPLE WHO PREFER TO READ WITH THEIR EARS! Listeners are encouraged to recommend some of their favorite audiobooks, and authors a ...more

Reading Addicts — 281 members — last activity Oct 13, 2025 02:15PM
We are a group of people who are reading addicts. We read anything and everything and love nothing more than discussing what we have just read. We re ...more

Saturday Book Club — 2 members — last activity Jan 30, 2011 07:23PM
We are a new group that began Jan 2011. Our book club meets one Saturday a month. We read fiction.

North Carolina Book Nuts — 19 members — last activity Mar 19, 2012 01:49PM
This is a group for readers in North Carolina. Recommend books, discuss, or just chat.

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