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“He had no money and no home; he lived entirely on the road of the racing circuit, sleeping in empty stalls, carrying with him only a saddle, his rosary, and his books....The books were the closest thing he had to furniture, and he lived in them the way other men live in easy chairs.”
― Seabiscuit: An American Legend
― Seabiscuit: An American Legend
“The past was a bridge that looked solid and sturdy, but once you were on it, you saw that it extended only far enough to strand you, to suspend you between loss and longing with nowhere to go at all.”
― Remember Me Like This
― Remember Me Like This
“Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. The stubborn retention of it, even in the face of extreme physical hardship, can hold a man's soul in his body long past the point at which the body should have surrendered it.”
― Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
― Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
“What I want in my life is compassion, a flow between myself and others based on a mutual giving from the heart.”
― Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
― Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
“I have been feeling very clearheaded lately and what I want to write about today is the sea. It contains so many colors. Silver at dawn, green at noon, dark blue in the evening. Sometimes it looks almost red. Or it will turn the color of old coins. Right now the shadows of clouds are dragging across it, and patches of sunlight are touching down everywhere. White strings of gulls drag over it like beads.
It is my favorite thing, I think, that I have ever seen. Sometimes I catch myself staring at it and forget my duties. It seems big enough to contain everything anyone could ever feel.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
It is my favorite thing, I think, that I have ever seen. Sometimes I catch myself staring at it and forget my duties. It seems big enough to contain everything anyone could ever feel.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
Ask Nan Cuba
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Author of BODY AND BREAD, one of "Top Titles to Pick Up Now" in the May issue of O, Oprah's Magazine and one of Huffington Post's "Summer Books," will ...more
Newberry & Caldecott Reading Group
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— last activity Jan 30, 2021 01:14PM
Newberry Medal Winner and Honor books will be read as well as Caldecott Medal Winner and Honor books. Each month, there will be four books voted on on ...more
Nerdette Book Club
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— last activity Mar 02, 2023 11:52AM
A place to get together and chat as you read books chosen for the Nerdette Book Club.
Amy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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