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What Happened

by Hillary Rodham Clinton

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The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief (TED Books)

by Nora McInerny Purmort (Goodreads Author)

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"This is the best book on grief I’ve ever read." — Nov 05, 2019 07:33PM

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The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History

by Andy Greene

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Tomissa’s Quotes

“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.”
― George S. Patton

tags: herd-mentality, inspiration, patton

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“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

tags: books, reading

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“October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!”
― Rainbow Rowell , Attachments

tags: autumn, fall, october

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“Let everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final”
― Rainer Maria Rilke

tags: enjoy-life, fearlessness, live-in-the-moment

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Books on the Nightstand — 6115 members — last activity Aug 30, 2026 08:01PM
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.

The JV Book Club — 103 members — last activity Jun 04, 2013 10:52AM
Welcome to the JV Book Club! This reading group is by the fans/for the fans of the JV Club podcast but you don't have to be a listener to join, you ju ...more

PAPER/PLATES Book Club — 134 members — last activity Jun 10, 2015 03:31AM
New discussions added monthly, but you can chime in on your own schedule. Answer our questions or add your own — all opinions welcome!

College Prepster Book Club — 944 members — last activity Jun 08, 2016 04:02PM
Hi! After receiving a few requests, I thought it'd be fun to create a book club group here on Goodreads. (I'm still figuring out how this works, so a ...more

Tournament of Books — 2370 members — last activity Aug 25, 2026 11:41PM
This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more

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