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Book Review: The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 25 Oct 24

Non-fiction Thirty-eight jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001, due to the closing of U.S. airspace, the citizens of the small community and surrounding towns...

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Got one up...

Stacey @xstitcher (39047) • Petaluma, California 9 Jan 24

In my Facebook shop, anyway. The book I put up (pictured) was one I forgot I had, as I usually pick up fiction books. I have a whole box of books, so hopefully I'll be able to post another one tomorrow. I'm glad that I got...

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Finally Finishing my Reading

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 25 Feb 23

As I posted earlier, I have spent my day on the beach, reading. I have been trying to finish this book for months. All of the kids I teach keep me busy and ministry and preparing lesson plans keep me busy after school hours. But I...

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"Creative Visualization" by Shakti Gawain - A Great Book!

StarryCat @StarryCat (38) • United States 15 Jan 22

I just finished reading "Creative Visualization" by Shakti Gawain, and I truly love this book. It's an old book, and I wish I read this long time ago, lol. In this book, there are different techniques that can help you manifest...

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New Book Reading Plans (Non-Fiction)

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49776) • India 15 Dec 21

It is rarely that I read non-fiction books. I recently finished a fictional novel by Robert Ludlum. Next up is a relatively recently book but this time in the non-fictional book. The book is "Star Gazing" by an Indian cricket...

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New Book for read: Fiction or Non-Fiction? An unsolved question for me!

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49776) • India 30 Aug 21

Some 10 odd days back, I finished the Novel from Robert Ludlum that I was reading : "The Patriot Attack". Well, I might be starting the next book to read after a gap. May be a month due to varying reasons. However, this time I...

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I’ve Been Working On With A Little Help

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 15 Aug 20

I’ve been working on With A Little Help over the past few days, I think I have the introduction figured out, and the start of an article, or essay. I do plan on using a few pieces from the Original Publication, but there are...

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Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand non-fiction book review

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 24 May 20

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand I just finished this book yesterday and all I can say is, wow. This is a non-fiction book, or biography of sorts, that is written about a...

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Book Review: How To Be A Bawse

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 30 Aug 19

Canadian YouTuber (and soon-to-be North American late night talk show host) gives advise on how to be successful in a way only Lilly Singh (aka @!!superwoman!!) can. Her humour and voice are clear but definitive in giving advise...

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With A Little Help

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 10 May 19

I actually stayed up later than I had intended I finished up several reviews, two of them not so favorable as the novels just didn’t capture my attention, but I got them reviewed and that’s what counts, I did read two good books...

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Book Review: A Sucky Love Story

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 18 Mar 19

I finished this book a week or so ago but with all that's going on in my life right now I haven't gotten around to writing a review until now. [/i]A Sucky Love Story: Overcoming Unhappily Ever After[i] is written by...

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Real books

brendamarie @whiteream (8567) • United States 1 Sep 18

Hello guys, I love to read. I love real books. The one you hold in your hands and have to turn the pages books. I know these days, many people read e-books. I want to know do you prefer e-books or real books. What types of...

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Review: _My Dark Places:_ You want it darker? Here you go...

Rebecca Huston @Telynor (1763) • United States 11 Aug 18

I had heard of James Ellroy for years, but I had never read any of his novels before. Being a fan of noir, and true crime, I figured that it was about time, and when this book caught my eye on the Mt.TBR pile, well, it was time....

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Review: Bourdain sells out and gives in _A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal_

Rebecca Huston @Telynor (1763) • United States 8 Jun 18

After reading Anthony Bourdain's very amusing and revealing _Kitchen Confidential,_ I was looking forward to taking this one in. Designed as a counterpoint to his current series on FoodTV, _A Cook's Tour_ is a manic ride at the...

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I am stuck in my non fiction.

ultraman cosmos @id_peace (17036) • Singapore 5 Apr 18

Do you ever have this experience where you have a ton of content but you just could not translate them for easy reading.

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Books and reading

Lynn Fowler @lynnief (1203) • Australia 18 Mar 18

Are you a reader? What kind of books do you like? Who are your favourite authors? I am a pretty omnivorous reader. I will read most things, except for erotica, horror and paranormal. I particularly like historical fiction, and I...

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Favorite non fiction books?

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 15 Dec 17

Happy Friday all! Today will hopefully be a shorter day for me (at training until at least 3) but later in the evening will be attending a Nutcracker play downtown. Best part - the tickets were free through my sisters school. Yay...

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Fiction or Non-Fiction?

Larry Price @sputnik8 (690) 15 May 17

Most of us in myLot are readers and lovers of books. Reading is a life-time pursuit. Reading is the life of the mind. Reading stirs one's imagination and compel us to think. Which type of book do you read often, fiction or...

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Review: _The Egg and I:_ a look at the poverty level in pre-war Washington state

Rebecca Huston @Telynor (1763) • United States 4 May 17

I spent a good portion of my childhood in Washington state at my grandparents' home. It certainly wasn't a well-to-do lifestyle, but in among the dire times, there were some pleasant memories. It was certainly a rural childhood,...

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Review: Think you know the Victorians? Take another look in _We Two: Victoria and Albert_

Rebecca Huston @Telynor (1763) • United States 20 Jan 17

I freely admit to enjoying reading about the Victorian period of history, that time between 1840 or so to the turn of the twentieth century. Caught as it were, between the start of the Industrial Revolution and the First World...

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