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Melissa’s good-cookbooks shelf

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child

Minimalist Baker's Everyday Cooking by Dana Shultz

Vegan Buddha Bowls by Cara Carin Cifelli

Outlander Kitchen by Theresa Carle-Sanders

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Melissa’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1080)
currently-reading‎ (3)
read‎ (671)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
classicsimayneverreadbutwantto‎ (51)
fantasy-sci-fi‎ (139)
ya-fiction‎ (135)
romance‎ (90)
historical-fiction‎ (70)
books-about-books‎ (66)
good-cookbooks‎ (65)
want-to-own‎ (57)

classics‎ (46)
chick-lit‎ (45)
non-fiction‎ (45)
gentle-reads‎ (33)
memoir-biography‎ (33)
mystery-suspense-thriller‎ (33)
vampires‎ (33)
witches‎ (32)
faeries‎ (31)
lgbt‎ (30)
magical-realism‎ (26)
dark-academia‎ (25)

tearjerker‎ (24)
cozy-fantasy‎ (21)
war-story‎ (21)
dark-romantasy‎ (20)
dragons‎ (19)
kids‎ (19)
food‎ (18)
mental-health-illness‎ (18)
poetry‎ (18)
humor‎ (17)
time-travel‎ (16)
feminism‎ (15)

fiction‎ (13)
grief‎ (13)
dystopian‎ (12)
graphic-novel‎ (12)
animal-behavior‎ (10)
manga‎ (10)
short-stories‎ (9)
buildungsroman‎ (8)
christmas-books‎ (8)
witchcraft‎ (8)
cozy-mystery‎ (7)
religious‎ (7)

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Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1)

by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author)

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A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books

by Nicholas A. Basbanes

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Feb 17, 2026 08:58AM

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Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health

by Casey Means

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“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

tags: books, library, reading

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“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
― Cicero

tags: books

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“So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me... everyday.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

tags: love, marriage

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“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

tags: albus-dumbledore, courage, friends

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