Alyssa

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Alyssa

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Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It

by Ethan Kross (Goodreads Author)

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Retirement Planning Guidebook: Navigating the Important Decisions for Retirement Success

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Alyssa’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

“Lord, give me the confidence of a mediocre white man.”

To Paradise

by Hanya Yanagihara

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The Candy House

by Jennifer Egan

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2026 Reading Challenge

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Patty Anderson

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Shannon Horel

545 books | 6 friends

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Leti M.

107 books | 7 friends

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Kathy

294 books | 32 friends

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Alicia

1,948 books | 143 friends

Amy

Amy

761 books | 1 friend

Susan

Susan

130 books | 6 friends

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Contemporary, Fiction, Historical fiction, Memoir, and Non-fiction

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