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The Reconstruction of Wilson Ryder by Michael R. French

Things I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble

All That Is Bitter & Sweet by Ashley Judd

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Tending Brigid's Flame: Awaken to the Celtic Goddess of Hearth, Temple, and Forge

by Lunaea Weatherstone

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The Happiness Project

by Gretchen Rubin (Goodreads Author)

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“Kids wake up each day believing in the goodness of things, in the magic of what might be. They’re uncynical, believers at their core. We owe it to them to stay strong and keep working to create a more fair and humane world. For them, we need to remain both tough and hopeful, to acknowledge that there’s more growing to be done.”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming

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“People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.”
― Michelle Obama

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“Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When "I" is replaced by "We", illness becomes wellness.”
― Shannon L. Alder

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“Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming

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“The wrong idea has taken root in the world. And the idea is this: there just might be some lives out there that matter less than other lives.”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

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Vintage Book Group — 113 members — last activity Mar 23, 2015 04:46AM
This group is for lovers of vintage fashion, and vintage books, as well as girls who just love a really good read. To find out what we're reading ne ...more

Poetry Readers Challenge — 642 members — last activity Jan 08, 2026 06:18AM
Let's talk about poetry books. This group's members read poetry collections, with the goal of reviewing twenty in a year. C'mon. Do it. It's good for ...more

Vegan Cooking & Cookbooks — 1328 members — last activity Mar 19, 2026 11:13AM
A group to share and discuss vegan cookbooks and related resources.

Goodreads Vegetarians and Vegans — 268 members — last activity Oct 30, 2025 03:25AM
A place for Goodreads vegetarians and vegans to get together and share recipes, suggestions, support, thoughts on Tofurky. :-P

Memoirs and Biographies We Love — 1371 members — last activity May 11, 2026 07:31AM
A place to share memoirs, biographies, autobiographies (and maybe even fiction-based-in-reality) that you have enjoyed!

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