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The Omnivore's Dilem... 08/17 Ruth is currently reading:
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Hardcover)
by Michael Pollan
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You've Got to Read T... 10/14 Ruth gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
You've Got to Read This: Contemporary American Writers Introduce Stories that Held Them in Awe (Paperback)
by Ron Hansen, Jim Shepherd
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August 21
853 Ruth made a comment in the group Constant ReaderAugust Birthdays topic:
335159 Ruth wrote: "Thank you Barb and Mina. There were 4 new books for me at the breakfast table this morning. Two by...more "
How to Read Novels L... Ruth marked as to-read:
How to Read Novels Like a Professor: A Jaunty Exploration of the World's Favorite Literary Form (Paperback)
by Thomas C. Foster
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487599 New comment on Noran's review of Fun With Dick and Jane (Read With Dick and Jane)
335159 Ruth wrote: ""Oh, oh, oh! See Spot go!"

See Ruth learn to read. A memory capsule for me, too.
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753313 New comment on Ruth's review of Servants of the Map: Stories
335159 Ruth wrote: "I own Ship Fever, Barb. I liked it, too. "

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853 Ruth made a comment in the group Constant ReaderAnother Stephen Dunn poem topic:
335159 Ruth wrote: "Very nice poem, Felix. And not at all what we'd expect from an I-love-my-mother-and-she-died tribut...more "
August 20
Ascending Peculiarit... Ruth marked as to-read:
Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey (Paperback)
by Edward Gorey, Karen Wilkin
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Mrs. Bridge: A Novel Ruth gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Mrs. Bridge: A Novel (Paperback)
by Evan S. Connell
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335159 Ruth took the never-ending book quiz.
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59651 New comment on Donald's review of Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression
335159 Ruth wrote: "I was born in 1935, so obviously I don't remember the Depression, but its effects lingered on in my ...more "

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Servants of the Map:... Ruth marked as to-read:
Servants of the Map: Stories (Paperback)
by Andrea Barrett
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Ruth's writing

Last Bus To Paradiso (Poetry)
1 chapters   —   updated 05/05/2008 05:06PM
description: poem
Hide and Seek (Poetry)
1 chapters   —   updated 03/19/2008 12:45PM
description: poetry
First Light (Poetry)
1 chapters   —   updated 03/19/2008 12:44PM
description: poetry
Cold-Pressed Extra Virgin (Poetry)
1 chapters   —   updated 03/13/2008 04:57PM
description: poem
Sixty-Seven Years (Poetry)
1 chapters   —   updated 02/25/2008 09:08PM
description: poem



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3113 Axis Mundi — 185 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
What turns your world today? Who turns your head? Where turns you off or on? Music, books, film, the person in front of you in the check out line, ...more
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This is a place to give feedback about Goodreads. Feature ideas, bugs, or any other suggestion for improvement. The Goodreads staff monitors this gr...more
6369 True North — 104 members — last activity 1 minute ago
To discuss important issues, book-related and not. To talk about the things that matter most to us, the things that get us up in the morning, the thin...more
853 Constant Reader — 871 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
An open forum for friendly discussion of books and anything to do with reading, movies and art.
2740 Language & Grammar — 347 members — last activity 46 minutes ago
This group is for word lovers and has topics both serious (grammatical questions and concerns) and not so serious (word play and word games of all sor...more
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events Ruth is attending

Constant Reader 2008 Convention
event: Constant Reader 2008 Convention
date: September 18, 2008 12:00AM
attending: 8 people
location: Hotel Plaza Real , 125 Washington Ave., Santa Fe, NM, United States
description: Come join the Constant Readers at their annual get-together.

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Ruth's friend comments

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from Nathalie
02/25/2008 04:28PM

565913 Poem of the Month!
Congratulations, Ruth.

from Nathalie
02/05/2008 10:19AM

565913 Hello, Ruth

I really liked reading your poems and look forward to finding more.



from Susan
10/10/2007 07:41AM

526917 Hi, Ruth! You are my first friend. Yay!

I'm now on GoodReads and trying to find my way around.

Susan Thomsen

















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