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Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership

by Linda A. Hill

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The Only Good Indians (The Only Good Indians, #1)

by Stephen Graham Jones (Goodreads Author)

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Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present

by Adrienne Keene

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Mel’s Quotes

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

tags: books, dragons, fairy-tales, inspirational, paraphrasing-g-k-chesterton

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“Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

tags: friendship

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“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”
― Lemony Snicket

tags: fate, humor, simile

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“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

tags: greatness

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“After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

tags: birth, death, life

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Is your book boyfriend a vampire, werewolf, shadowhunter, or angel? This group is all about book boyfriends from your favorite books. Here, you can di ...more

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We now have a group to have our discussions or fights over our book boyfriends. Loving fictional boys since December 19, 2011.

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This is about mermaids just like Cleo, Emma, and rikki. (and charlotte and bella)

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Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

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