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Historical Fiction Spotlight – The Last Assignment
This expansive novel is a fictional biography, a snapshot of roughly a decade – from 1954 to 1965 – in the life of photojournalist and war correspondent Georgette “Dickey” Chapelle. Chapelle’s extraordinary life consisted of many “firsts,” some inspiring, others terrifying. She spent time embedded with U.S. Army units and parachuted from helicopters with the … Read More
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All Different Kinds of Free
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2011
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Peculiar Savage Beauty
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2018
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Bitter Thaw
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2023
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4 editions
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Words: Essays on Writing, Reading, and Life
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2020
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"Some Stories Are Meant to Be Remembered
All Different Kinds of Free tells the heartbreaking true story of Margaret Morgan, a free Black woman who was kidnapped from her home along with her three children and forced into slavery. This was not an easy bo" Read more of this review » |
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"This book was incredible. Even as someone that majored in History, I often find myself gravitating towards other genres that are *easier* to read about in my spare time. I appreciate that the author focused on Margaret Morgan’s story and how it impac"
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"Margaret was a black free woman who was brutally kidnapped with her children. They were taken from Pennsylvania in 1837 by Prigg, a bounty hunter from Maryland. This led them to being sold and become slaves. The Supreme Court became involved in Prigg"
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"Historical fiction is not always everyone's arena. For Ms. McCann, she does this wonderfully. Originally published in 2011, this is a fully revised/updated version of the same story.
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“A book is like the best friend you can imagine. Once you read a book, it stays with you forever.”
― All Different Kinds of Free
― All Different Kinds of Free
“I had no vote in the making of such a law, and I have no intention of abiding by it, either.”
― All Different Kinds of Free
― All Different Kinds of Free
“But our tiny home is so much more than its four ramshackle walls and lopsided roof would have you believe. Inside, it’s big, full of love. It’s a hospital where my babies can be born. It’s a schoolhouse where my children can learn. It’s a mansion where my husband and I can enjoy the riches of our life together.”
― All Different Kinds of Free
― All Different Kinds of Free
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| Crazy Challenge C...: * R2: Team Six - Page Chewers | 308 | 116 | Nov 17, 2012 02:40AM | |
| Challenge: 50 Books: Vicki's 2015 Books | 14 | 51 | Dec 07, 2015 04:54PM | |
| The Challenge Fac...: The Gruesome Ghouls (Team 7) | 160 | 50 | Oct 31, 2017 12:38AM | |
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“Like works of literature, mathematical ideas help expand our circle of empathy, liberating us from the tyranny of a single, parochial point of view.”
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“The hardest choices in life aren't between what's right and what's wrong but between what's right and what's best.”
― Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
― Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
“If you’re going to risk and maybe fail, fail at something that matters. Fail gloriously so that even in failure, lives change.”
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“Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do.”
― Disappearing Acts
― Disappearing Acts
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