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An odd little book. Carle's first book for ""older readers"". An autobiography of sorts in 19 short stories, most are two pages long, the occasional one 3 pages. Some are from his childhood in Germany, some from his adulthood in America. They seem...
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Thanks to goodreads First Reads for the free copy of this book. Tantra is an Indian twist on vampires - though with the structure of "guardians" trained by "the center," it struck me an alternate version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Anyway, there wer...more |
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I love Glen & Tyler. As expected, once I started this book I couldn't stop. The boys are as delightful, clever & charming as ever, and it's a great romp in Paris. Seriously more people need to be reading these books. Probably the best indie s...more |
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Sunlight on My Shadow: A Birth Mother's Journey From Secrecy to Renewal
by Judy Liautaud (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
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Thanks to goodreads First Reads program for the free copy of this book. Sunlight on My Shadow is the author's story of her unwanted pregnancy at age 16, and how that experience affected the rest of her life. Judy's story is so personal, and she doesn...more |
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
― Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything
― Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything
“Well, are you not going to give the man a round of applause?" he asked. "I mean, that was fucking amazing, didn't you think? Honestly, if you'd asked me ten minutes ago, hypothetically, if it was possible to cut your own head off, I'd have said unequivocally no. You've really got to hand it to the bloke -- though it's fair to say luck was involved. I mean, there's no way he could do it again.”
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― Christopher Brookmyre, Be My Enemy
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― Christopher Brookmyre, Not The End Of The World
― Christopher Brookmyre, Not The End Of The World
“I was trying to have an insight, and all I could think of was that I'd backed myself into a corner, and the corner was me.”
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― John Welter, Night of the Avenging Blowfish: A Novel of Covert Operations, Love, and Luncheon Meat
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In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
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In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
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