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Barbara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Barbara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916
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2011
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Elsie's Mountain: Memories of Palomar & Southern California 1897-1987
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2015
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The Colour Box
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The Colour Box
My colorful life in Antigua- How sad I feel when I think of all that blind people miss in observing a world filled WITHOUT color. I have a favorite color, blue. In Antigua blue surrounded me- the sky was an ever changing shade of blue, afternoon blue skies mixed with reds and orange and pink in glorious displays of sunset colors. But blue I discovered was also a favorite color to paint houses. In
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Escape from Iran & Islam: From the Crescent to the Cross:
"Escape from Iran & Islam: From the Crescent to the Cross by C. Neal Johnson is a dramatic historical novel based on a true story of survival, religious searching, and political upheaval during the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The book follows the Solt"
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"Wow!! I had the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. It is such a thrilling tale, will keep you absolutely engaged. At times heart breaking, the nature of being based on a true story makes you realize how people every day suffer at the "
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Escape from Iran & Islam: From the Crescent to the Cross:
"Every so often, a story comes along that is so compelling it stays with you long after you've turned the last page. Escape from Iran and Islam is one of those books. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down—I found myself completely immersed in"
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I had vague memories of Iran's history during the time period when the Shah was suddenly not in power in 1979 and the Ayatollah and Islamic Republic became such a brutal force for change. Reading an advance copy of this insightful book was both grippi ...more |
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The Daughter of Shiloh review I enjoyed this historical glimpse into the differences between Howard University and Tuskegee Institute in 1902. I have read and enjoyed the story Booker T Washington previously. So, the mixing of a romance and a historic ...more |
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The Spirit of Christmas: Discovering His Presence Throughout the Advent Season
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| I enjoy using an advent book for my devotional in December. This year I was blessed to read an advance copy of The Spirit of Christmas by Cynthia Ruchti. Cynthia is an awesome writer, but this is the first of her non-fiction I have read. She has a ta ...more | |
“Long ago she had discovered that reading was for her almost as necessary to life as breathing.”
― Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916
― Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916
“her education had created a barrier and obstacle that he must overcome.”
― Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916
― Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916
“Teachers are not to dress in bright colors.”
― Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916
― Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Basically Books!: ARR #9 - Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916 by Barbara Anne Waite | 30 | 43 | Jun 27, 2012 06:50PM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: Pick a Theme 2012 | 245 | 232 | Oct 09, 2013 11:38AM | |
| Mount TBR 2013 Re...: Ivy's 2013 100 Book Challenge | 16 | 46 | Dec 03, 2013 03:43PM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: A-Z BOOK TITLES 2013 | 371 | 240 | Mar 12, 2014 02:02PM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: Aug 2014 Scavenger Challenge - Comedy Movie Quotes | 106 | 113 | Jan 03, 2015 10:48AM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: October 2014 Scavenger Challenge - Edgar Allan Poe | 181 | 130 | Jan 14, 2015 11:54AM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: October 2014 SPELL Challenge - Edgar Allan Poe | 175 | 112 | May 07, 2015 10:07AM |
“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
“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
“The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian makes me a different kind of woman.”
― Let Me Be a Woman
― Let Me Be a Woman
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