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Allison Ruth
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I just began to teach with a few other mothers. To my surprise, I found more satisfaction in this modest pursuit than any other I’d taken on. War can be a blessing in this way. If you’re trapped, its destruction can free you. It freed me to
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“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”
― No Country for Old Men
― No Country for Old Men
“Perhaps I write for no one. Perhaps for the same person children are writing for when they scrawl their names in the snow.”
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“What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.”
― Uglies
― Uglies
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Cover to Cover Challenge
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Interested in reading a certain number of books in 2023? You've come to the right group. Cover to Cover Challenge is all about choosing your reading t ...more
The Rory Gilmore Book Club
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Reading is sexy! This group is for fans of literature and the Gilmore Girls. Join us for some witty banter, numerous pop culture references, and enlig ...more
Rhythm of the Home
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— last activity Aug 25, 2017 02:53PM
A space for readers of Rhythm of the Home magazine to share books related to Waldorf, Montessori, and family and seasonal rhythms.
Homer's The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson
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— last activity Sep 28, 2019 08:56PM
In this group, we will read and discuss Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Odyssey, published in November 2017 by Norton. We also welcome d ...more
The Mookse and the Gripes
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Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more
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