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Turtle is currently reading:

Major Decisions: Taking Charge of Your College Education

by Henry J. Eyring

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Jan 08, 2011 08:12pm

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Your Personal Guide to Wellness: What Your Doctor Doesn't Have Time to Tell You

by Jamie F. Mcmanus

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Jan 08, 2011 08:09pm

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Unknown Book 571041

by William J. Bennett

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Jan 14, 2011 06:47pm

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Turtle is currently reading: Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price by Joseph Smith Jr.	My rating:
Jan 08, 2011 07:59pm
Turtle is currently reading: Empty Nest Parenting by Linda Eyre	My rating:
Oct 12, 2010 01:29pm
Turtle gave to: Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell read in October, 2010	My rating:
Oct 12, 2010 01:28pm
Turtle is currently reading: Making Sense Of The Doctrine & Covenants: A Guided Tour Through Modern Revelations by Steven Craig Harper	My rating:
Sep 21, 2010 10:47am
Turtle marked as to-read: The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories by William J. Bennett	My rating:
Sep 21, 2010 10:45am
Turtle gave to: 1776 by David McCullough read in August, 2010	My rating:
I have always loved American history. I had started reading this before and never finished it, but when I picked it up this summer it held my interest. It was fun to read in the days just before and after the Fourth of July. It added to my sense of p...more
Sep 21, 2010 10:29am · see review
Turtle gave to: Escaping the Endless Adolescence: How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow Old by Joseph Allen read in May, 2010	My rating:
I love, love, love this book on the power and potential of teenagers when we expect it of them. Can't wait to finish it.
May 30, 2010 04:35pm · see review
Turtle gave to: Freshman for President by Ally Condie read in January, 2010	My rating:
A little corny, but oddly moving for a patriot like myself.
Mar 17, 2010 10:37am · see review
Turtle gave to: Drawing On The Powers Of Heaven by Grant Von Harrison read in January, 2010	My rating:
I've always loved how-to books. What better than a how-to book to better utilize my faith in God?
Jan 27, 2010 06:49am · see review
Turtle added: Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou by Jerome Lagarrigue read in September, 2009	My rating:
Jan 01, 2010 09:06pm

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“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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“I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library.”
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“It takes much bravery to stand up to our enemies but we need as much bravery to stand up to our friends.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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“He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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“Your mother died to save you...love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves it's own mark...to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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