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jaishankar @Shivram59 (50131) • India 8 Apr

I have made many friends. Those who were strangers for me are now my friends. I have realised making friends is not so difficult. All you need is know what they are interested in and be a little informal. Once while travelling...

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Where Did the Term "Like a Bull in a China Shop" Come From?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 22 Jan

This phrase playing on being clumsy in a delicate situation many have come from real- life events in 17th- century London. Where loose bulls would wonder into shops that sold fine porcelain (China) and cause a lot of chaos. It...

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I Have Reached the Download Limit

luisadannointed @luisadannointed (11842) • Philippines 9 Jan

@DaddyEvil says the sites that he gave me have a limit of 5 books to download every 24 hours. Here are the Books that I have downloaded wrote by three great writers: Author: Kendare Blake Book Title: Three Dark Crowns Book...

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Saw The Newest Frankenstein Movie

IvySaysHi @IvySaysHi (4603) • United States 23 Nov

I haven't read the novel but after seeing this I think I just might. I really liked the film. If you are into the genre then I strongly suggest you watch it and enjoy it. Never thought I'd see the actress from Pearl play a normal...

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Lost One Of My Most Favourite Books

jaishankar @Shivram59 (50131) • India 19 Nov

One of my most favourite books in my home library is destroyed by a rat when I had been to a town in my neighbouring states. I don't know how the rat got into my room. I recieved the bad news when I returned home. Since then I...

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23.08.2025: Into the second chapter of “The Battle out of the Bottle”

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 23 Aug

I am pleased at the progress on “The Battle out of the Bottle”, a novel I am writing to share my experience as an alcoholic, which covers how “I got into the bottle” how “stayed and suffered in the bottle” how “I battled myself...

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12.08.2025. Resumed writing, writing a memoir on alcoholism

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 12 Aug

Woke up early as usual and did much in the farm, fed the birds had good breakfast (a mug of coffee, a plate of beans and two ripe bananas). On my way to the cyber, I was occupied by desire to write. This time round the desire was...

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Is America a Jewish Nation?

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 23 Jun

When I was reading the novel “Lonesome Dove” by Lurry Mc Murty pictured in my mind the old America with the Native Americans, whom according to the Novel were spread all over the plains and hilly countryside of North America and...

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When children don't know the meaning of words

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Apr 25

The photo has nothing to do with the discussion. I am reading an intriguing book called ‘Too Close to the Falls’ by Catherine Gildiner. At one point, she manages to get the better of a bully by stabbing him in the hand with a...

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A parcel from Amazon

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Apr 25

I used to belong to a writing group. You would put your writing up and others would critique it for you. There were also competitions from time to time. I helped several people by editing their work and even got a credit in the...

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Dracula In Children's Section

Kitycat @KityCat (7739) • India 16 Feb 25

So yesterday I was at the library to get some books . I was in the children's section looking for some comics for my brother , when I came across the Dracula novel ! There was a whole row in the shelf dedicated to it containing...

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Gone With the Wind Still at the Top

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 19 Jan 25

Released during the Golden Age of Hollywood Gone With the Wind is still the highest-grossing film( when adjusted for inflation.). It earned an estimated $390 million globally during its first release. This was a groundbreaking...

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Getting Into Book Reading Habit!

A A @anya12adwi (10292) • India 1 Oct 24

Since more than a decade, I got so addicted into the phone that I got distanced from books!! But the same phone got me get away from phone!! I have started reading the Three Body Matter by Xijin Liu and it is hard for me to...

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What are you reading now ?

Kitycat @KityCat (7739) • India 13 Aug 24

Recently I got membership at the public library, picked up "Tom Clancy's Duty and Honour" and "The Sixth Man" currently reading the Tom Clancy one . It's pretty good , I am almost half way done . I am pretty slow reader and don't...

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What Would I Do?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 14 May 24

If I woke up in the Twilight Zone tomorrow and Mylot was gone (What a horrible thought!)what would I do? I suppose I would watch TV until I was semi-comatose with saliva dripping from my mouth. Or, I could sleep for days waking...

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The Books I ordered will arrive late

Rimps @Rimps85 (3204) • India 4 May 24

I had ordered a couple of novels online and was looking forward to read them...Summer days are best spend in-house just within the pages of some intriguing paperbacks. But, I guess, I've to wait for a few more days, as Amazon...

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Does your house reflect who you are as a person?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 21 Dec 23

It may sound strange, but it cannot be denied that our possessions at home reflect who we are. We can be minimalists or maximalists in our world. I can say that I am a maximalist because I love collecting things. For now, I am...

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Personal Novel Review: "Lost Light" by Michael Connelly

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49753) • India 26 Nov 23

After a long time; after moving out of the Maze of Sports(mainly Cricket) and day to day stuff, here is a personal Novel Review by me. Novel: Lost Light Published : 2003 Author : Crime Fiction Writer and awards winner Michael...

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5 Chapters to my editor today

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 10 Jul 23

I sent my editor the first 5 new chapters of the novel I'm rewriting. How many edit notes will he come up with? Only time will tell. I hope to have 5 more chapters ready for him by next Monday. One thing I already know - the...

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Any fantasy book suggestions?

lady Di @lady1993 (27221) • Philippines 2 Jul 23

Just finished reading King of Scars since I could not wait for the next season of Shadow and Bone. It was quite entertaining with a couple of nice twists. What are you reading right now? Can you suggest a novel with...

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