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The Forgotten Garden
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Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Maria is on page 140 of 224 of Around the World in Eighty Days: It was clear that Mr. Fogg was one of those Englishmen who, while they do not tolerate dueling at home, fight abroad when their honor is attacked.
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The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
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Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)
by Gail Carriger (Goodreads Author)
recommended for: Young Adult, steampunk
read in April, 2013
I’m a big fan of Gail Carriger’s books and I love YA literature, but I have to admit I don’t quite know how I feel about this new Finishing School series. In many ways it feels derivative of other series, but I’m not too greatly disturbed by this. Th...more
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The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick
The Mystery Woman (Ladies of Lantern Street, #2)
by Amanda Quick (Goodreads Author)
read in April, 2013
I like Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle A LOT. I have been reading these books for years, and I frequently purchase them as soon as they are released. Even I can admit, though, that they're all starting to bleed together, and that I am havi...more
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The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
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Paper Towns by John Green
Paper Towns
by John Green (Goodreads Author)
read in April, 2013
I would have enjoyed this story more if it had been less formulaic, which is not to say that I didn't enjoy the story, because I did. I like the way John Green writes dialogue, and I always feel vaguely more intelligent and well-read when I'm done wi...more
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Edward Abbey
“Where all think alike there is little danger of innovation.”
Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

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“Human unhappiness is evidence of our immortality.”
Richard Rodriguez, Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father

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