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Britta's bookshelves

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Britta is currently reading

	07/19 Britta is currently reading: Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon (Hardcover) by Nick Trout bookshelves: 2008, adult, currently-reading, library, non-fiction	my rating:
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	07/19 Britta is currently reading: The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (Hardcover) by Marshall Browne bookshelves: 2008, adult, currently-reading, fiction, library	my rating:
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	07/19 Britta is currently reading: The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime, Book 1) by Jasper Fforde bookshelves: 2008, adult, audio, currently-reading, fiction, library	my rating:
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July 19
	Britta is currently reading: The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (Hardcover) by Marshall Browne bookshelves: 2008, adult, currently-reading, fiction, library	my rating:
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	Britta is currently reading: The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime, Book 1) by Jasper Fforde bookshelves: 2008, adult, audio, currently-reading, fiction, library	my rating:
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	Britta marked as to-read: The Golden Notebook (Paperback) by Doris May Lessing bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Britta marked as to-read: Deliverance (Paperback) by James Dickey bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Britta marked as to-read: Play It As It Lays: A Novel (Paperback) by Joan Didion bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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June 27
	Britta gave to: Cottages on the Coast: Fair Harbors and Secret Shores (Hardcover) by Linda Leigh Paul bookshelves: 2008, adult, library, non-fiction	my rating:
	read in June, 2008 Britta said: "Self-disclosure: Sometimes I like to imagine myself as a Jessica Fletcher-esque writer, holed up in a small, quaint cottage on the Maine coast. This book let me indulge that fantasy a bit. The one I covet the most is the Carmel Beach Stone Cottag...more " add a comment
June 22
	Britta marked as to-read: The Road (Hardcover) by Cormac McCarthy bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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July 19
	Britta gave to: On Chesil Beach (Hardcover) by Ian McEwan bookshelves: 2008, adult, fiction, library	my rating:
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July 10
	Britta gave to: Duma Key (Hardcover) by Stephen King bookshelves: 2008, adult, audio, fiction, library	my rating:
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June 11
	Britta gave to: The Third Angel: A Novel (Hardcover) by Alice Hoffman bookshelves: 2008, adult, audio, fiction, library	my rating:
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Britta's favorite quotes

"Be the Change that you wish to see in the world."
— Mahatma Gandhi

tags: change, inspirational, philosophy, the, world

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"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent."
— Eleanor Roosevelt

tags: confidence, inspirational, wisdom

2060 people liked it

"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. "
— Albert Camus

tags: friends, friendship

1836 people liked it

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

1552 people liked it

"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference."
— Elie Wiesel

tags: activism, philosophy

1346 people liked it

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Britta's groups (recent posts)

Florida's Beach Book Bums — 44 members — last activity 12 hours, 32 min ago
For all the Men & Women in Florida that love to read & want to share/swap stories and books.

Deutsch — 51 members — last activity 22 hours, 13 min ago
Deutsche, Germans
Aber auch sonstige deutsch lesende Menschen wie Österreicher oder Schweizer.
Halt alle die auch auf deutsch lesen.

Q&A with Jennifer Weiner — 268 members — last activity 1 day ago, 06:29AM
Jennifer Weiner, bestselling author of Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, and the new release Certain Girls will be available MAY 5 through MAY 18, 2008 to an...more

Obsessed with True Crime — 92 members — last activity 2 days ago, 08:03PM
For people that simply love true crime stories and want to connect with others that share a common interest.

Queer books — 117 members — last activity 8 days ago, 09:23PM
For discussion of books with LGBTQ themes or characters. All genres.

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from Suzanne

05/05/2008 02:41AM

Thanks for adding me. Your list reminded me to pick up Candy Girl.

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