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Melissa is Currently Reading

Melissa is currently reading

Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat

by Philip Lymbery

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Melissa’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Best American Food Writing 2018

The Best American Food Writing 2018 by Ruth Reichl

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The easiest answer is to say that, like most humans, I am hungry. But there is more than that. It seems to me that our three basic needs, for food and security and love, are so mixed and mingled and entwined that we cannot straightly think ...more

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Melissa’s Quotes

“Abandon perfection
Welcome reflection
Nurture connection
Offer protection”
― Emilie Richards, No River Too Wide

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“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl

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“Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.”
― Carl Sandburg

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“I don’t want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.”
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

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“Don't strew me with roses after I'm dead.
...When Death claims the light of my brow
No flowers of life will cheer me: instead
You may give me my roses now!”
― Thomas F. Healy

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This is the original Amazon Vine Voice Forum. This group is run exclusively by Vine Members for Vine Members. If you are a current Vine member and w ...more

What's Cookin' — 503 members — last activity Nov 12, 2018 04:37AM
This group is a place where people who enjoy cooking and all things "food" can come to discuss recipes, books, wine and food-related topics. Feel free ...more

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For those who love a good cozy mystery while curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee/tea/cocoa and maybe a dog/cat next to them. Please be kind ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 31193 members — last activity 21 hours, 11 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

Almost Fearless: Monthly Travel Book Club — 309 members — last activity Feb 18, 2023 11:23AM
A book club started by Christine Gilbert of http://almostfearless.com -- we read one travel or memoir title per month.

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