Barbara
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a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome.
“If they’d been at an out-of-control party in Compton, they would not have knocked. Leimert Park, Inglewood, Downtown, Koreatown, East L.A., Van Nuys, they would have walked right in. But this was Malibu, where the rich white people live. And rich white people get the benefit of the doubt and all of its many benefits.”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
“Garlic is divine. Avoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screwtop jars. Too lazy to peel fresh? You don't deserve to eat garlic.”
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Mothers, Martinis and Books
— 6 members
— last activity Sep 03, 2018 09:19AM
In our last book meeting it was asked when we started. This got me on a kick to see what we have read thus far. I have updated the read book in this g ...more
Modern Latina Book Club
— 395 members
— last activity Feb 15, 2025 10:43AM
Celebrating supporting and reviewing books written by Latino authors.
Barbara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Barbara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Adult Fiction, Book Club, Chick-lit, Comics, Contemporary, Fiction, Memoir, Suspense, Thriller, and humor
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