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Reading for the 3rd time
But historians went with the rumors, and once it’s been written in print, well, it’s taken as gospel, and then it’s a source for the research of future historians, so we keep copying lies and mistakes,’ Graham said, with a shrug. ‘That’s
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“As to my health I feel many times that I could not live an hour longer, but I mean to live just as long as I can. I know not how soon the messenger will call for me, but I calculate to die in the harness.”
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“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness -- just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm.”
― Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder: On Wisdom & Virtues
― Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder: On Wisdom & Virtues
“What modern feminists demand is special treatment and equality of outcome, not equality of opportunity. It is also about freedom without consequences. Sadly, nothing has done more to lower the esteem in which women are held as has modern feminism.”
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“... it's good to have female or minority role models. But the important thing is to have mentors who care about you, and they come in all colors.”
― Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family
― Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family
Whit and Em BookClub
— 2 members
— last activity Dec 21, 2014 08:33PM
A book club for long-lost roommates Whitney and Emily to read and discuss books despite being in different states.
100 books to read before you die
— 1013 members
— last activity Sep 20, 2025 02:39PM
The BBC has a list of 100 books that they think everyone should read before they die; however they predict that most people will only read 6! This gro ...more
Sports Books Group
— 3 members
— last activity Apr 13, 2015 03:48PM
A bookclub for Emily and Amber to read various sports books
The Real FH5
— 4 members
— last activity Mar 29, 2016 12:28PM
A book club for friends brought together by Genealogy at work.
Family Locket Book Club
— 199 members
— last activity Feb 18, 2026 02:38PM
If you share a love of reading and a love of writing your family's stories, join our book group. We read books about real people overcoming real chal ...more
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