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The Beauty Myth: ...


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"Unbelievably boring and out of date so far. A lot has changed in the 23 years since this was published. It may have been groundbreaking in 1990 but this is general knowledge now, frequently discussed in the media." May 17, 2013 12:59pm

 
Mixed Feelings: T...

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""Apart from the occasional attempt to treat the subject sensitively and seriously, plays, magazine articles, novels and television programmes all tend to return to the same theme: that interracial marriages are fraught with problems and that mixed-race children are crazy mixed-up kids who are rejected both by black and white communities." - Anne Wilson" Apr 24, 2013 10:59am

 
Bad Pharma

Amy or "Ames" Amy or "Ames" said: "From the introduction:
'Drugs are tested by the people who manufacture them, in poorly designed trials, on hopelessly small numbers of weird, unrepresentative patients, and analysed using techniques which are flawed by design, in a such a way that th...more
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progress:  Oct 19, 2012 01:59pm

 

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The Devil of Kilmartin by Laurin Wittig
The Devil of Kilmartin
by Laurin Wittig (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
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"I was surprised 1,300 people entered the giveaway for this. Controversy sells, I guess. Sad, really."
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Crystal Starr Light is 34% done with Dead Until Dark: I'm really liking how this mystery is unfolding. Very natural, not stilted, and seems to be woven through the narrative. Overall, this book is impressing me.
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"They picked the right Rose - that actress proved she could be a mouthy bitch in Ringer. I love Gabriel Byrne - he was brilliant last year as the UK pr...more "
Amy or "Ames" and 259 other people liked Lisa Henry's blog post: "Unprofessional Reviews"...WTF?
"Oh my god! How dare you review my literary masterpiece, you’re not even a proper reviewer! You’re just someone unqualified person off the street who read my book! So, some authors out there seem to think that it’s okay to look down on “unprofessio..." Read more of this blog post »
Amy or "Ames" made a comment in the group SOS: Serious Overload of SeriesTV: Sleepy Hollow topic
"Thanks for the second link, Steph. I think this will be a short lived series - a season or two and that's all as there isn't much scope for more if th...more "
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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
Maurice Switzer

Mahatma Gandhi
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
Mahatma Gandhi

Philip K. Dick
“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
Philip K. Dick, VALIS

Albert Einstein
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
Albert Einstein

Steven Wright
“I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a book mark and flew across the room.”
Steven Wright

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SOS: Serious Overload of Series is the place to find and chat about your favorite PNR & UF series. Share your favorites and find news ones! Addicted...more
27700 SHIFTER LOVE — 401 members — last activity 3 hours, 46 min ago
This group is for those readers who like a little bite with their reading! If you like Shifters or WEREs this group's for you. Come and enjoy discussi...more
32948 PNR & UF Book Club — 24 members — last activity May 22, 2013 03:46pm
This is a small book club (no more than 30 people) that reads books from the Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Genres. This group is currently accep...more
68876 Badly Behaving Authors — 283 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
A place for readers to push back against misbehaving authors. Had an author attack your review? Noticed an author plagiarizing another author? Come ac...more
29900 Paranormal Addicts & Newbies - Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy — 7053 members — last activity 10 minutes ago
A group for anyone who loves paranormal romance & urban fantasy, and related sub-genres. Vampires, werewolves, shifters, witches, fae and everything e...more
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2013 Reading Challenge
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2012 Reading Challenge
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