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Emily is Currently Reading

Emily is currently reading

King Sorrow

by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author)

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The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman, and the Race to Decipher the World's Oldest Writing

by Joshua Hammer (Goodreads Author)

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Sternstunden der Menschheit: Vierzehn historische Miniaturen

by Stefan Zweig

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Emily’s Notes & Highlights

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

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The stupid heart could not help but hope.

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Emily’s Quotes

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
― George Eliot

tags: inspirational, misattributed, source-unknown

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“You shouldn't have to settle for rabbits if what you want is deer”
― Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

tags: deep

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“And every time the Takers stamp out a Leaver culture, a wisdom ultimately tested since the birth of mankind disappears from the world beyond recall.”
― Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

tags: deep

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Emily’s Groups

Our Shared Shelf — 222940 members — last activity Oct 09, 2026 11:52AM
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

Palatinate DAR Book Club — 7 members — last activity Nov 03, 2017 05:25AM
Group to share our love for reading and our connection with the DAR Palatinate Chapter, Germany

Friends of Europe on Goodreads — 230 members — last activity Nov 25, 2013 10:41AM
Welcome to Friends of Europe on Goodreads, where all the europeans citizens, as well as the supporters of Europe, meet and exchange their points of vi ...more