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Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations

by Mira Jacob (Goodreads Author)

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Good People

by Patmeena Sabit

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The Other Bennet Sister

by Janice Hadlow

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“He was alone. He was unheeded, happy, and near to the wild heart of life. He was alone and young and wilful and wildhearted, alone amid a waste of wild air and brackish waters and the seaharvest of shells and tangle and veiled grey sunlight.”
― James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
― C.S. Lewis

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“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

tags: inspiration

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“For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.”
― Jonathan Swift

tags: goverment-a-harted-at-its-self

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“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.”
― C. S. Lewis

tags: christianity

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Beautiful Friends Book Club — 4 members — last activity Jul 07, 2013 02:17PM
The lovely Sarah had the idea of starting a book discussion group where we talk about the books we read over the summer, throughout our lives, etc. It ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222799 members — last activity Jun 22, 2026 07:51AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 87052 members — last activity 6 hours, 0 min ago
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more

Book Club Ladies — 8 members — last activity Feb 03, 2021 04:09PM
Book suggestions and recommendations from the ladies of book club. Feel free to add books that you think may be good book club picks to the group book ...more

Nonfiction November — 2627 members — last activity Oct 12, 2025 12:31PM
**Note** This event is no longer active. Thank you for 10 wonderful years! Please feel free to keep using this page as a resource. Welcome to Nonfict ...more

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