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Michael is Currently Reading

Michael is currently reading

Brain Jack

by Brian Falkner (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 05, 2026 03:19AM

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Vietnam: A History

by Stanley Karnow

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Mar 04, 2026 01:10PM

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Powers of Evil: A Biblical Study of Satan and Demons

by Sydney H. T. Page

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Michael’s Quotes

“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, fire, star, universe

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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World

tags: inspirational

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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

tags: food, happiness

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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
― Mary Oliver

tags: poetry

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“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
― Tom Clancy

tags: life

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A bunch of challenges to rev your literary engine. Vroom Vroom. To make things interesting you can earn points.

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A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more

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This is a group where we meet online to discuss books from the 101 books to read before you die list. We read one book from the list per month. To com ...more

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