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Barbara Robson

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories

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Barbara Robson is a scientist who loves reading and also does a little writing. She has had a number of short stories published and, like many, is currently working on what she hopes will become her first novel.

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	Cranky Ladies of History by Tansy Rayner Roberts (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tehani Croft Wessely (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Garth Nix (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year's Best Fantasy 5 by David G. Hartwell (Editor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (editor), Kim Westwood (Contributor) 3.66 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A preliminary numerical model for phytoplankton in the Upper Canning River it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alex in Amberwood by Barbara Robson (Goodreads Author), Christina Bugatsch (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Cubans: Their history and culture (CAL refugee fact sheet series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

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“everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

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“All stories are true,” Skarpi said. “But this one really happened,”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

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“a healthy mind tells itself flattering lies.”
― Eric Barker, Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong

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“As my mother once said: The boys throw stones at the frogs in jest.

But the frogs die in earnest.”
― Joanna Russ, The Female Man

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“Mentoring a young person is four times more predictive of happiness than your health or how much money you make.”
― Eric Barker, Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong

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