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Book cover for On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

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took my fair share of English Lit classes in my two remaining years at Lisbon, and my fair share of composition, fiction, and poetry classes in college, but John Gould taught me more than any of them, and in no more than ten minutes. I wish ...more

Island of Blood: Frontline Reports from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Other South Asian Flashpoints

by Anita Pratap

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“But the path of self-purification is hard and steep. To attain to perfect purity one has to become absolutely passion-free in thought, speech and action; to rise above the opposing currents of love and hatred, attachment and repulsion. I”
― Mahatma Gandhi, My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi

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The Chennai Book Club — 3194 members — last activity Jul 14, 2026 12:33PM
This is a place where readers from Chennai can discuss, share and exchange books. We also have monthly meet-ups, usually held on the penultimate Sund ...more

Biography, Autobiography, Memoir — 2671 members — last activity 1 hour, 2 min ago
Everyone has a story to tell. This is a group to discuss the many types of biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. If it's a true life story, it bel ...more