Erin Bottger (Bouma)

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Parker J. Palmer
“Wholeness is the goal [of life], but wholeness does not mean perfection. It means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life.”
Parker J. Palmer, On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old

Kevin Ansbro
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe.”
Kevin Ansbro

Jonathan Haidt
“The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor.”
Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

Kenneth Maher
“The old rules no longer applied but new ones were not yet clearly defined, leaving those with authority or power to determine what was acceptable.”
Kenneth Maher, Wind of Change: An American Journey in Post-Soviet Russia

Maurice Sendak
“A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.”
Maurice Sendak

1065390 The Obscure Reading Group — 201 members — last activity Sep 20, 2024 04:19PM
July 2024 update: This group is going on hiatus due to low participation in recent discussions. Like a phoenix, however, it reserves the right to fly ...more
41147 Discovering Russian Literature — 3031 members — last activity Jun 04, 2026 10:48AM
Whether you are a newbie or an expert or simply love Russian literature... Welcome! This is a friendly group where you can share your thoughts an ...more
63470 On the Southern Literary Trail — 2207 members — last activity Jun 05, 2026 05:49PM
Whether you prefer Faulkner, O'Connor, McCullers or more recent authors of Southern Literature such as Clyde Edgerton, Tom Franklin, William Gay, or M ...more
88436 The Eastern Bloc: A History — 82 members — last activity Jun 17, 2022 04:40AM
I like to read nonfiction history books about Eastern Europe and Russia from all different time periods. I would love to have interested people to dis ...more
169034 Non Fiction Book Club — 5120 members — last activity 11 hours, 19 min ago
This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technolog ...more
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4,391 books — 2,298 voters
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Best Post WWII Soviet Lit
57 books — 74 voters

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