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On Putting Books Down - Permission Slip
Below, I’m commenting on a book I returned due to my sensitivity to the subject matter discussed in the first few pages of the material.
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Come for the Giant Hamsters, But Stay for the Trolley Problems
Columbus Day: Book 1 of the Expeditionary Force Series by Craig Alanson
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That's Not Right by Scott Meyers
Do you remember Art Bell?
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One Woman's River
Reading Complete!
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14 by Peter Clines
This book is why I have only watched three episodes of The Bear.
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No. 41 - Democracy in Retrograde
Earlier this year, I got a message from my friend—let’s call her Samantha—saying she was in tears while watching the news.
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No. 43 - There Are More Leeches Than I Am Comfortable With
Reading In Public Series: One Woman's River by Ellen Kolbo McDonah Pt. 1
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No. 47 - Reading "A Man without a Country" Again
I’ve been looking for a secondhand copy of this book for a while.
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