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Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman
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The Milk Memos by Cate Colburn-Smith
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This book brought up a lot of issues that I am sure will come up for me in the next few months. The structure was a bit funky, with the notes and then passages on specific topics. Easier to read than an instruction manual, but very specific to the ...more
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The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie
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Wildwood by Colin Meloy
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
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King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
read in January, 2012
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The imagery in the book is very strong, and I can definitely see it being successfully made into a movie. I found it slightly distracting that the book was written in third person present tense with occasional second-person scenarios thrown in. The...more
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
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Girls on the Edge by Leonard Sax
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The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst
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More of Sue's books…
Rachel Carson
“Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life.”
Rachel Carson

Annie Dillard
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
Annie Dillard

Jennifer Egan
“She was clean": no piercings, tattoos, or scarifications. All the kids were now. And who could blame them, Alex thought, after watching three generations of flaccid tattoos droop like moth-eaten upholstery over poorly stuffed biceps and saggy asses?”
Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

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For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books!

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377 Nature Calls — 239 members — last activity Feb 13, 2012 12:08pm
A place for people who love to read about and/or are compelled to write out the natural world. Share and discuss books that move you, anger you, chang...more
261 The New & Noteworthy Book Club — 121 members — last activity Aug 03, 2011 06:51am
This club meets in real life at BookPeople on the corner of 6th and Lamar, in Austin, TX. We meet on the last Monday of every month at 7pm.

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28257 Comfort Reads — 1136 members — last activity 2 hours, 35 min ago
When life gets busy and you need a break from serious reading what do you reach for?
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2996 Chicks On Lit — 3666 members — last activity 3 hours, 49 min ago
More than a reading group of women but a place for honest, respectful, intelligent conversations led by adult women. Discussions about literature, lif...more
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2012 Reading Challenge
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