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The Heart Is A Lonel... 07/15 jessica is currently reading:
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Paperback)
by Carson McCullers
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The New Basics Cookb... 04/21 jessica gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The New Basics Cookbook (Paperback)
by Julee Rosso
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July 25
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"Live the dream, Potato."Miranda July
Billions and Billion... jessica marked as to-read:
Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium (Paperback)
by Carl Sagan
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Looking Closer 4: Cr... jessica gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Looking Closer 4: Critical Writings on Graphic Design, Vol. 4 (Looking Closer)
by William Drenttel
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read in January, 2000

jessica jessica said: "reading and learning about design is just as important as "doing" design. "
The Sermon on the Mo... jessica gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Sermon on the Mount - Reissue: The Key to Success in Life (Paperback)
by Emmet Fox
bookshelves: lovers
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read in July, 2000

jessica jessica said: "what you think about you bring about.

love + knowledge = wisdom
"
I Am Charlotte Simmo... jessica gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
I Am Charlotte Simmons: A Novel (Paperback)
by Tom Wolfe
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read in March, 2006

jessica jessica said: "ugh.

the ending ruined any chance at redemption.


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Grapefruit: A Book o... jessica gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings by Yoko Ono (Hardcover)
by Yoko Ono
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jessica jessica said: "adorable. sweet. inspirational. "
She jessica gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
She (Paperback)
by Saul Williams
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read in July, 2008

jessica jessica said: "i think it lacked oomph.


it had rhythm and there were several stunning lines but i wasn't head over heels. and there were not many whole poems i found perfect or all that "done."


i got the feeling that he just pumps these out and ...more
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July 24
Sister Outsider: Ess... jessica marked as to-read:
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series)
by Audre Lorde
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And Our Faces, My He... jessica marked as to-read:
And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos (Paperback)
by John Berger
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We Were the Mulvaney... jessica added:
We Were the Mulvaneys (Oprah's Book Club)
by Joyce Carol Oates
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jessica's favorite quotes

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"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Lao Tzu

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"Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. 'Pooh?' he whispered.
'Yes, Piglet?'
'Nothing,' said Piglet, taking Pooh's hand. 'I just wanted to be sure of you.'"
A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)

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"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace."
John Lennon

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"Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living"
Jonathan Safran Foer (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)

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"People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned."
Saul Bellow




jessica's groups (recent posts)

918 Does Providence Read? — 44 members — last activity 06/16/2008 08:04AM
Just wondering if the rest of providence reads. and if they do what how much and can we swap some books?




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from Mercy
04/25/2008 07:38PM

1050263 geez...you summed it up! you are multi-faceted (cue liza minelli voice). Like a precious gem!

from Mercy
04/02/2008 08:42PM

1050263 i'm your first book-reading friend to leave a comment? ouch! should i say something profound? i read books. they are good times. i loved the murgouli. and you should really get in on the action i was talking about...book sharing is the future, i'm not talking book clubs. oprah is fucking lame. and a real book with musty loved pages is ten times better than a web-site. plus-- i love seeing your beautiful face.

















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