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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author)

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Molka

by Monika Kim (Goodreads Author)

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Last Days

by Adam L.G. Nevill (Goodreads Author)

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Alison’s Quotes

“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold . . .” The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died.”
― S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

tags: benediction, johnny-cade, ponyboy-curtis, ralph-macchio

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“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”
― Howard Zinn

tags: nationalism, patriotism, war

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“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
― Rumi

tags: brokenness, healing, scars, suffering

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“For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.”
― Noam Chomsky, Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World

tags: crime, double-standards, hypocrisy, politics, power, war-crimes

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“But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is... to tell the truth.”
― Howard Zinn, Marx in Soho: A Play on History

tags: revolution, truth-telling

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Trumpets & Crumpets — 14 members — last activity Oct 29, 2013 09:01AM
A GoodReads group for the live book club that meets every 4-6 weeks around Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties.

YA Reads for Teachers (And Any Other Adults!) — 1920 members — last activity 9 hours, 31 min ago
We are a group of educators (teachers, media specialists / librarians, and home school teachers) parents and other adult fans of young adult and child ...more

Amazon Kindle — 11951 members — last activity Aug 11, 2026 03:56PM
For readers using the Amazon Kindle ebook device.

Freebooksy — 434 members — last activity Nov 14, 2019 05:55PM
Here at Freebooksy not only do we love free e-books, we help you find them. Join our book club to gain access to free e-books, discuss them and even i ...more

The YA Dystopian Book Club — 3043 members — last activity Mar 10, 2026 11:24PM
Do you enjoy YA Dystopia novels? Then, this is the place for you. We have monthly group reads, RaR's, challenges, fun games, and lots of discussions. ...more

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