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"We are like books. Most people only see our cover, the minority read only the introduction, many people believe the critics. Few will know our content.”  — Emile Zola

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    My Selection: “The Art of Patience” by Sylvain Tesson

    My Selection: “The Art of Patience” by Sylvain Tesson

    A philosophical exploration in disguise of nature writing
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    Vanilla Chen
    Aug 13
    My Selection: “Scarborough” by Catherine Hernandez

    My Selection: “Scarborough” by Catherine Hernandez

    A must-read: a lesson set in a suburb of a city, any city.
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    Catherine Dunn
    Aug 8
    A Lonely Woman and a River

    A Lonely Woman and a River

    Poem
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    Muhammad Nasrullah Khan
    Jun 24
    Book Notes: The Richest Man in Babylon

    Book Notes: The Richest Man in Babylon

    by George S. Clason
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    Ferry Hoes
    Apr 23
    My Selection — Man Enough

    My Selection — Man Enough

    Justin Baldoni reimagines a world where we’re no longer limited by rigid definitions of masculinity
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    Anthony Eichberger
    Mar 26
    Book Notes: 48 Laws of Power

    Book Notes: 48 Laws of Power

    By Robert Greene
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    Ferry Hoes
    Mar 21
    My Selection — Fake Love

    My Selection — Fake Love

    A song about the dark and complex sides of love
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    Margarita Beatrice
    Jan 29
    We were Born to Clap

    We were Born to Clap

    By: Muhammad Nasrullah Khan
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    Muhammad Nasrullah Khan
    Jan 23
    My Selection — “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”

    My Selection — “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”

    A poem by William Butler Yeats
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    Walter Bowne
    Jan 21
    My Selection — “The World is Too Much With Us”

    My Selection — “The World is Too Much With Us”

    A poem by William Wordsworth
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    Walter Bowne
    Jan 21
    Books That Change Lives

    Books That Change Lives

    My Best Friend’s a Superhero by Indra Singh
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    ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
    Jan 9
    My Selection — “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert

    My Selection — “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert

    A book on pursuing the creative life (and thriving)
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    Alicia Sekhri
    Jan 9
    My Selection — Eat Like a Gilmore

    My Selection — Eat Like a Gilmore

    Kristi Carlson dishes out charming and versatile recipes inspired by the 2000–07 WB/CW family dramedy “Gilmore Girls”
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    Anthony Eichberger
    Jan 9
    My Selection — “Nothing Will Be Different: A Memoir”

    My Selection — “Nothing Will Be Different: A Memoir”

    by Tara McGowan-Ross
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    Slaidey Valheim
    Dec 23, 2021
    My Favourite Fiction Novels of 2021

    My Favourite Fiction Novels of 2021

    Because I’m a multi-faceted nerd
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    Jillian Enright
    Dec 23, 2021
    My Selection — Talkin’ To You, Bro!

    My Selection — Talkin’ To You, Bro!

    Elwood D. Watson Ph.D. catalogues a cacophony of revolutionary concepts for uplifting and elevating the role of masculinity in male lives
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    Anthony Eichberger
    Dec 23, 2021
    My Selection — Jordan Baker

    My Selection — Jordan Baker

    A character from The Great Gatsby
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    Walter Bowne
    Dec 23, 2021
    My Selection — Captains Courageous

    My Selection — Captains Courageous

    A Novel By Rudyard Kipling
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    Lucia Landini
    Dec 8, 2021
    My Selection — Resetting The Table

    My Selection — Resetting The Table

    Robert Paarlberg serves up some semi-informative side dishes amidst what could have been a buffet of hopefulness
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    Anthony Eichberger
    Dec 1, 2021
    My Selection — The Trespasser, by Tana French

    My Selection — The Trespasser, by Tana French

    A novel that really gets it about being single and not trying to unsingle yourself
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    Bella DePaulo
    Nov 22, 2021
    My Selection-Benevolence and Humanity

    My Selection-Benevolence and Humanity

    “Humanism and Ethics are essences of life”
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    Qaisra Joham
    Nov 19, 2021
    My Selection: The Cellist by Daniel Silva

    My Selection: The Cellist by Daniel Silva

    Another fabulous example of why there are 21 titles in Silva’s Gabriel Allon series
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    Greg Proffit
    Nov 19, 2021
    The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles

    The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles

    In defence of Duchess
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    Jillian Enright
    Nov 19, 2021
    My Selection — Meyer Wolfsheim

    My Selection — Meyer Wolfsheim

    A character from “The Great Gatsby”
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    Walter Bowne
    Nov 19, 2021
    My Selection — Il Quaderno Dell’Amore Perduto

    My Selection — Il Quaderno Dell’Amore Perduto

    A Novel By Valérie Perrin
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    Lucia Landini
    Nov 15, 2021
    My Selection — Sarah Morton’s Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl

    My Selection — Sarah Morton’s Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl

    Generations of American schoolchildren learned about their Pilgrim forefathers with an emphasis on the “fathers.” They studied men like…
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    Janice Harayda
    Nov 8, 2021
    My Selection — In Awe

    My Selection — In Awe

    John O’Leary — A great inspiration
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    K. Barrett
    Nov 8, 2021
    My Selection — Immortality

    My Selection — Immortality

    A novel by Milan Kundera
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    Fabio Turel
    Nov 8, 2021
    My Selection — You Were

    My Selection — You Were

    from The Right to Write by Julia Cameron
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    Giulietta Passarelli
    Nov 8, 2021
    My Selection — Black Lens: Dead Within

    My Selection — Black Lens: Dead Within

    By Jade Willow
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    Destiny S. Harris
    Nov 4, 2021
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