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Purchased from Thriftbooks.com. (7), I bought this from Thrift books. (5), 2024. (4), I read this at Scan. (3), Illinois fiction; I read this at Scan. (2), Illinois fiction (2), Restoration Movement (2), Christianity (2), U. S. Civil War (2), C of C (2), I read this while working at Scan. It was in our collection (2), Borrowed from Kingsburg library. (2), with the help of Simon (1), whom she soon meets. She takes on a new identity and evenually meets him. He rejects her. She chooses not to take revenge and marries Simon. They move to New York and start a new life. (1), and his daughter. He is an earl and very wealthy. She plans to find out who he is and meet him (1), A story of Winston and Clemintine Churchill and his climb to power. She was his confidant and supporter and he depended on her to help him with his speaches. He would not have been as successful without her. They were together through both wars and helped (1), Finished reading Jan. 27 (1), 2024. After Mary Jane Heaster's daughter was found dead shortly after she was married (1), Mary Jane believes she was murdered. Zona's ghost appears to Mary Jane and tells her that her husband strangled her and broke her neck. Mary Jane reports that to a prosecutor and they exhume the body and find proof that she was murdered. The story line go (1), This book has been on my bookshelf for decades. I don't know where or when I obtained this book. I became interested in learning more about her as I loves the hymns she wrote. I started reading this book on January 31 (1), and Mamie Doud Eisenhower. I enjoyed learning about these people so many years after she spoke with them. (1), 2024. It is very interesting. I finished reading this book February 2 (1), 2024. It gives a timeline of events happening after the Rapture. It is long and complicated. He gives references the prophecies. (1), I finished reading March 28 (1), 000 were published. Besides writing hymns and poems (1), Checked out from Kingsburg library. Julie interviews six special people. Golda Meir (1), she traveled around to churches and organizations speaking and preaching. She had memorized a large portion of the Bible and her focus was on Jesus. She did not get into differing church theology. She would make up poems in her mind and remember them and (1), The story centers around a ten year old black foster child (1), Alfred. He has lived in several homes and is finally placed with a couple whose 9 year old twins died in the flood near their home in Vermont. The chapters are named after each character and gives a background story of the Buffalo soldiers in the 1800's. (1), who he suspects he might be descended from one of them. It appeals to him anyway. This is the first book by Chris Bohjalian that I have read. Finished it February 20 (1), This is written to give recognition to the slaves who helped build the White House and to the slaves the Presidents brought with them to the White House. I finished reading this on February 23 (1), The story of the Civil Rights problems during the 1960's in Birmingham (1), Alabama . Four little girls died in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing. (1), A biography of Laura Bush (1), one of the best First Ladies. She used her background as an elementary teacher and a librarian to promote reading to disadvantaged children throughout the nation. Her love and support for President Bush helped him through the difficult times in presidency (1), Hardback book with cover in like new condition bought from Thriftbooks. A biography of a strong and capable woman who managed her household and raised a family (1), 2024. Fanny wrote thousands of hymns and about 3 (1), Susannah escapes an abusive marriage with the help of a Catholic nun. She is sent to the Michigan Upper Peninsula to a half breed woman who lost a sister to a jealous man. She wants to help prevent other women from being harmed in a dangerous relationship (1), who she thought had died when she was a small child (1), she meets Rhett and she gets pregnant again. She doesn't realize it until she is in Ireland. So Rhett doesn't find out about it. She becomes very popular among her O'Hara relative in Ireland (1), the youngest. I want to read all her books Takes place in Philadelphia in 1918 during the flu epidemic. (1), Published May 1936. (1), U. S. Civil War. I bought this at a garage sale in Washington DC in 1968. It is a first edition hardback (1), 2023. I also watched the movie Nov. 3 (1), 2023 twice in one weekend. I have seen the movie a few times. I finished reading the book on December 1 (1), 2023. It has 1037 pages. (1), It does't have a cover. The book is brown and has all the pages I am rereading this book starting on November 6 (1), I first read this when we lived on Kearney Blvd. i checked it out of the downtown library. Kimberly liked it too. I will have to read it again when I get time. It has 1 (1), 342 pages. I bought this in July of 1996 for $1.06 at a book store someplace. I remember it bering a very good book. (1), 2023 The story goes back and forth between the making of the movie and the finding of Scarlott's hat in a bookstore in 2012. (1), This is a hard back book with a cover. I bought new. I don't think it is as good as Gone With the Wind. I'm reading this again for the second time. I first read it in July of 2004. I don't remember much about but I am enjoying it now. After Melanie dies (1), Scarlett goes back to Tara. Her sister Suellen and husband Will Benteen are running the plantation. She leaves her children Wade Hampton and Ellie there for her sister Suellen to take care of. She soon goes to Atlanta for excitement. She is bored living i (1), her cousin. He is with the Fenian Brotherhood and uses her to takes arms to Ireland. Before she goes to Ireland (1), even becoming known a The O'Hara. She uses Rhett's money to help all of her relatives. Long story short (1), she found a picture of her father (1), she eventually gets back with Rhett (1), Cat and they can travel and go anyplace in the world they want to. The last one hundred pages was a bit boring. I was glad to see the conclusion (1), which was they had to get back together. They truly loved each other. (1), This is the 2004 paperbook. 321 pages. Twelve year old Hattie and her widowed mother (1), Sara Lester live on a plantation near Savannah. Because it is too dangerous to live alone (1), they move in with their friend (1), Miss Vee in Savannah. Hattie also takes her pet pig (1), Amelia with her. She is brave and courageous and helps her family and friends get through the Christmas of 1864. (1), I started reading this book again December 26 (1), 2023 It takes place in Jamaica during the late 1700's on slavery plantations.. It is hard to read the slave lingo and all the filthy language and violence. The main character is Lillith (1), a young slave girl. The women meet at night to plan the rebellion to kill the white overseers and have their own society. Lilithe is one of the few black to survive and tell the story through her daughter. Too much violence and bad language. Finished read (1), Sadie Jones is a British author. (1), This takes place in the 1920's in France and England. Rachel was a governess for three children in France when she got a telegram that her mother was ill and dying. She returned to England as soon as she could but not before her mother died. While cleanin (1), A novel about the Titanic and some of the survivors. (1), Hard cover (1), Checked out from Kingsburg Lubrary. Jesse interviews people who have extreme views on how life should be. I don't think any of these people will ever "get it together". They are brain-washed and brain damaged. (1), while about half of the time John was overseas representing our new country. She was ahead of her time. She wanted more education for women and even considered the right to vote. She lived through five presidents and died just before her son John Quincy A (1), 2025. It was my summer reading book. It is an indepth biography of both Hoover and the FBI. They can't be separated. (1), Bought from Thrift books. A good book about women standing up for their rights to get an education and to be treated with respect in the workplace and in colleges and universities.I like reading about this time period. (1), Bought from Thrift Books. A very good book about the author of "Little Women". She was froemds with Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau. (1), I own this book. It's a large soft cover book of 992 pages. Winner of Pulitzer Prize. (1), This book is an appalling and disturbing account of a woman forcibly committed to the J-ville insane asylum in 1860. I've only read 40 pages and find it very hard to read about such injustice and the horrible treatment of women. It's a very disturbing boo (1), he meets his daughter (1), I own this leather bound book by The Easton Press. It is a collector's edition of the 100 greatest books ever written. Illustrations by Henry C. Pitz. 429 pages. (1), Welsh history. Kathy got me this book for Christmas 1967. Huw Morgan thinks back over his life and tells about his family and the people of his little village who were miners. The slag heap was ruining the valley and their way of life. There is so much lo (1), The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara; Andersonville by MacKinley Kantor; The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. Edited by Marc Jaffe (1), A very disturbing and sad book about a woman being committed to an insane asylum by her father because she wouldn't marry a man he wanted her to marry. She was in love with Bruno (1), a poor immigrant who didn't measure up to his standards. Many women were committed by husbands or fathers for various reasons (1), none of which had anything to do with mental illness. It is similar to "The Woman they could not Silence. I finished reading this book "What She Left Behind" on March 28 (1), Jewish Heritage; I read this at Scan. There is also a movie that came out in 1999. (1), A study on the book of Revelation. Updated version.Original copyright 1990 Finished July 18 (1), Based on true WWII events. Finished April 4 (1), 2026. Very good book on how to manage your money. If you are in credit card debt (1), she lays out a plan to pay down that debt fast and build up savings to keep from relying on credit cards. Very wise advice. These principles should be taught in high school. (1), American Heritage Junior Library. Hard cover (1), like new book. Lots of pictures of the battlefield and the soldiers. 153 pages (1), VOICES OF THE CIVIL WAR. Tell my father I died with my face to the enemy. New hardback book with book jacket. (1), For ages 9 - 12. Christian biography. 130 pgs. (1), Three Lincoln novels: Forever Free (1), The Last Full Measure Reading June 2026 (1), I bought this used from Barnes & Noble. It is a hard back book with no book jacket. It is a first edition and in very good condition. (1), I read this in August 2013. (1), I bought this years ago (1), probably at a garage sale. It's a hard back book (1), Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. C. 2022. I own this book. I finished this book August 30 (1), author of Moby Dick. (1), This is a list and summary of books to read about and learn about life in Ireland. (1), This book is a signed copy with a Certificate of Authenticity. I own this book. (1), This is a reprint in 2011 by The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry. I purchased from them. (1), I donated this book. It is not one that I would want to read again. (1), brown in color. 1037 pages. (1), 1964. I am reading this again beginning May 29 (1), 2024. Each page is a story in and of itself. It is very interesting. Finished reading June 23 (1), 2024. There are a lot of references to Greek Mythology. (1), I gave this book to Mom in 1967. I ws living in the DC area and working. I have my own copy somewhere. I may have loaned it to Kimberly.I finished reading this June 27 (1), checked out from Kingsburg library. (1), Borrowed from the library. Southern fiction (1), I read this book in High School and really liked it. Although I don't remember why. I'm going to read it again. The copy I have is a Reader's Digest condensed version. It is part of The Pioneers Novels of the American Frontier. (1), a novel about American politics. A fictional account of Huey Long who was governor of Louisiana and was assinated in 1935. (1), Borrowed from the library. It is more about the general than about Julia. (1), Popular Library Edition 1962. I had this book for a long time. I'm reading this again in November (1), Checked out from Kingsburg Library. (1), b. 1819 - d. 1891 (1), paper back book I own. I read this in January 2016. (1), hardback daily meditation guide of God's word. (1), I found this book at a thrift store. (1), Checked out from Kingsburg library A glimpse at life of the rich and famous in the corporate world (1), namely Ivanka Trump. She tells how she arrived at her then position as an employee for the Trump Development Company. She also gives advice to young motivated business peope on how to get hired and succeed. (1), I need to read this book again. What they did to young boys with singing talent to keep their voises high is shocking (1), hard to believe. The author did a very good job telling the story. (1), I purchased this book at KCAPs thrift store. It is a hard back book with a worn jacket. (1), I purchased this from Thriftbooks.com. It's a like new copy with a very nice book jacket. (1), checked out from Kingsburg library Did not finish. It was about 911 and terrorism weapons of mass destruction. (1), 2024. Life on a sugar plantation in Jamaica is harsh and dreadful. Very gruesime details of how the slaves were treated and how they treated each other. Lilith is a young girl with green eyes and black skin. Her mother was a slave and her father was the " (1), plantation owner. (1), About Gerald and Sara Murphy and F Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Fitzgerald. Liza Klaussman is the great-great-great granddaughter of Herman Melville (1), Book checked out from Kingsburg Library. Nov. 11 (1), it is hard to read at times. (1), even to the extent that they had to change their identity and move overseas. The book was banned in Russia so it had to be published outside of Russia first. (1), Darlene from BSF loaned me this book. I like the way Irving Stone writes. I have read a couple of his other books. (1), 2022. (1), 2023. (1), 2025. (1), 2026. (1), year 1967 (1), daughter of Jacob and Leah. Begins with Jacob traveling to his Uncle Laban's to find a wife. He marries both Leah and Rachel and takes both their handmaidens. Reading a second time July 2014. (1), Read July 2014. (1), Read for the second time in August 2014. Educates you on how hard a life the Orthodox Jews have. They are under such bondage. (1), Read for second time. It makes me want to see the places where Penelope Keeling lived. (1), Reading for the second time. This follows a character from The Shell Seekers (1), Noel Keeling (1), Penelope's son. (1), Book 1 of the Tradd Street Series. (1), and 4 (1), Finished reading on Dec. 27 (1), Read in December 2016. First book of the Midwife Series. (1), 2016. Second book of the Midwife Series. (1), Book 3 of the Midwife Series (1), Read in Dec. 2013 (1), borrowed from Darlene October 2017. (1), signed by the author on a book plate (1), Hard cover. (1), borrowed from Darlene December 2017. (1), I read this in September 2013 (1), I read this in September of 2017 (1), read 8/27/2014 (1), Excellent book. Read 12/03/2011 (1), a 12 yr. old girl and her family and friends. (1), read 10/27/2014 (1), the mother (1), Southern fiction (1), small towns (1), Civil War (1), Holocaust (1), US Civil War (1), Maggie (1), Prince of Wales (1), Florence Nightingale (1), Sojourner Truth (1), Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1), With Malice Toward None (1), prairie fiction (1), Mao Tse-tung (1), About a large Irish-Italian family in the late 1960's in the Bronx. Centers around Maggie (1), Charles (1), southern fiction (1), civil war (1), 2026 (1), Ruth Bell Graham (1), Bible Study (1), Civil War era (1), Biblical story of Dinah (1), Old paperback (1), Finished April 9 (1), Borrowed from the library. (1), I liked the book. (1), Illinois historical fiction (1), read 4/27/2015 (1), read 9/17/2012 (1), thinking they could use their skills and education to do something important and fascinating. The only question they were asked was "Can you type?" Most of them ended up in a typing pool. Only a couple of them were chosen to do secretive work (1), Battle of Franklin. I have the hardback book (1), Finished reading June 4 (1), This is a new book (1), hard back with a cover. I'm reading in August of 2023. (1), This is a hard back book with a cover in like new condition. I ordered this from Thriftbooks.com. (1), About slavery on a tobacco plantation in Virginia at the turn of the 19th century. A young white Irish girl who was orphaned on her passage over from Ireland was placed under the care of the master's black daurghter to work in the big house. Grissom's fir (1), I have this red hard back book c. 1948. It was discarded from Scandinavian Library. It has some color illustrations. It's still in pretty good condition. (1), U. S. Civil War I bought this at a garage sale in Washington DC in 1968. It is a first edition hardback (1), I also saw the movie. It is very funny. Starring Anne Bancroft. (1), Another good book by Anne Tyler. (1), but worth it. It's a true story about a woman whose freedom was taken away because she disagreed with her husband and spoke out. She had incredible strength and determination to extricate herself from an abhorrent institution and changed the laws and thin (1), Mary Anning has a unique gift (1), to spot fossils no one else can see. Together with Elizabeth Philpot they forge a path to some very important discoveries of the 19th century. I need to read this book again. (1), signed copy with a nice copy. I bought it at a thrift store. (1), Hard back book. I bought new a few years ago. (1), South Africa. This was a required reading book in high school. (1), Library book checked out from Kingsburg Library. This is my first Susan Meissner book. I like the way she alternated the chapters with the main characters narrating their story. Pauline (1), then Evelyn (1), the olderst child (1), the middle child and Willa (1), Borrowed from the Kingsburg Library. Pheby Delores Brown is a mulatto girl born on a plantation in Charles City (1), Viginia. She is promised freedom when he turns 18 (1), but things don't go as planned. It is a long (1), hard journey. She derives strength from her black slave mother. There is so much violence and misery depicted (1), time travel (1), Borrowed from the Kingsburg library. (1), Checked out from the Kingsburg Library. I think I had this book years ago and read it years ago. (1), Borrowed from the Kingsburg library. It tells how the CIA helped to get the book Dr. Zhivaho published in the US. Young college educated women applied to the CIA to work (1), Harriet Tubman I bought this from Thrift books. (1), This book has changed my life. She has inspired me and challenged me. I'v learned so much. I wish every high school student could read this. Purchased from Thriftbooks.com. (1), read 11/29/2012 (1), I read this in January of 2015 (1), read 2/01/2013 (1), read 12/01/2012 (1), read 11/25/2012 (1), read 12/24/2012 (1), read 10/22/2015 (1), read 2/01/2015 (1), read for the second time 10/06/21. Professor Nicholas Van Tassel tells about his life with wife Etna (1), who could not return his love. (1), I've had this book for years. Rereading it January 2022. (1), I read this in October of 2013 (1), I read this in August of 2013. (1), I read this in February of 2014. (1), I read this in June of 2014 (1), Purchased from Thriftbooks.com (1), I read this in May of 2014 (1), I read this in February of 2014 (1), Set in England just before and during WW!. The sinking of the Lusitania plays a big part in this book. This is the 2nd book in the Rutherford Park series. I read this in June of 2015 (1), I read this in April of 2015 (1), I read this in February of 2020. (1), I have Mom's book that she got Dec. 11 (1), I am reading and studying this in March of 2022. It teaches you how to be free from generational curses. (1), I read this in September of 2015. (1), I read this in February of 2015. (1), paper back book. I read this in August of 2015. (1), Book checked out from Kingsburg Library. Sep. 14 (1), 2022. Very disturbing book about young girls and women painting radium on clocks and being poisoned and dying at such young ages. This occurred in factories in New Jersey and Ottawa (1), Illinois. Finished book Sep. 29 (1), blue with some red on the spine. It's in pretty good condition for its age. 86 years old. (1)
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