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	07/24 Chris is currently reading: Winter's Tale (Paperback) by Mark Helprin bookshelves: crime, currently-reading, fiction, health-illness, united-states	my rating:
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July 24
	Chris added: 1421: The Year China Discovered America (Paperback) by Gavin Menzies bookshelves: china, history, maybe, travel, united-states	my rating:
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	Chris marked as to-read: Edgar Sawtelle (Paperback) by David Wroblewski bookshelves: fauna, fiction, kirkus-ok-d, must, relationships, text-checked, to-read, united-states	my rating:
	Chris said: "So I am 50 pages into the book. Enjoying the reading and the pages start falling out!!!!! HOW TERRIBLY ANNOYING. I AM SO SICK OF PAPERBACKS THAT FALL APART. Back to the store with it - and I really didn't have time for this! There is absolutely no po...more " add a comment
July 23
	Chris marked as to-read: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Hardcover) by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows bookshelves: great-britain, historical-fiction, kirkus-ok-d, must, text-checked, to-read	my rating:
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	Chris marked as to-read: Cry to Heaven (Mass Market Paperback) by Anne Rice bookshelves: art, historical-fiction, italy, to-read	my rating:
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	Chris gave to: Tim (Paperback) by Colleen McCullough bookshelves: australia, fiction, relationships	my rating:
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	Chris gave to: The Accidental Tourist (Paperback) by Anne Tyler bookshelves: fiction, relationships, united-states	my rating:
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	Chris gave to: Breathing Lessons (Paperback) by Anne Tyler bookshelves: fiction, relationships, united-states	my rating:
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	Chris gave to: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant: A Novel (Paperback) by Anne Tyler bookshelves: fiction, relationships, united-states	my rating:
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July 22
	Chris marked as to-read: Child of the Morning (The Hera Series) by Pauline Gedge bookshelves: egypt, history, kirkus-ok-d, memoir, must, to-read	my rating:
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	Chris marked as to-read: The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur (Hardcover) by Daoud Hari bookshelves: history, kirkus-ok-d, memoir, must, sudan, text-checked, to-read	my rating:
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Chris's favorite quotes

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
— Dr. Seuss

tags: confidence, individuality

3951 people liked it

"Be the Change that you wish to see in the world."
— Mahatma Gandhi

tags: change, inspirational, philosophy, the, world

2459 people liked it

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
— Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth

2335 people liked it

"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. "
— Albert Camus

tags: friends, friendship

2032 people liked it

"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference."
— Elie Wiesel

tags: activism, philosophy

1490 people liked it

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Chris's groups (recent posts)

Constant Reader — 872 members — last activity 1 hour, 7 min ago
An open forum for friendly discussion of books and anything to do with reading, movies and art.

Goodreads Feedback — 1054 members — last activity 1 hour, 27 min ago
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

BOOK-A-HOLICS — 850 members — last activity 1 hour, 58 min ago
WHEN I GET A LITTLE MONEY, I BUY BOOKS; IF ANY IS LEFT I BUY FOOD AND CLOTHES.

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Books I Want To Talk About — 135 members — last activity 6 hours, 18 min ago
Ever read a book and had no one to talk about it with? Dying to discuss a book that's not being covered by your book club? Read a book and thought &qu...more

Travel Literature Makes My Heart Beat Faster.. — 95 members — last activity 4 days ago, 10:42PM
Do you adore a good piece of travel literature/travelogue? Than this is the group for you!

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Chris's friend comments

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from Maya

05/12/2008 09:48PM

Hi, Chris!
Thanks for the add
Glad to be your friend :)

Smiles,
Maya

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from Jeremy

01/29/2008 10:07PM

Thanks for the friendship, Chris!

Here’s wishing you a fantastic day filled with fabulous fates, fanciful festivities, and frolicking phantom footstools.

I was wondering if you'd do me the honor of reading about my debut novel, Vacation, which recently made the Bram Stoker Award Preliminary Ballot. Your support would mean a lot to me. If you'd like to do me this honor, feel free to vist my site here:
http://www.hauntedhousedressin...

Happytimes,
-Jeremy :)

Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'
Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.

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from Daniel

01/27/2008 11:12AM

You do know how to write, Chris. Keep writing!

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from Kelly

01/26/2008 11:14AM

Hello!
Pleasure to meet you.
You might like a couple of my books!
Take Care!
Kelly Moran
home.wi.rr.com/kellymoran
XXXOOO

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from Squirrel Master Warren

01/25/2008 11:55AM

Thanks for the ADD!!
:)
W!

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