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Going Out on a Limb To get to the fruit of the tree, you have to go out on a limb - (Shirley MacLaine)

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Going Out on a Limb · 1w ago

FRIDAY OUT ON A LIMB: BOOK BEGINNINGS & THE FRIDAY 56 — MAY 18

Welcome to the opportunity to go out on a limb as we share Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and as we showcase The Friday 56 with Freda’s Voice. To join in, just grab a book and share the … Continue reading →
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Going Out on a Limb · 1M ago

WAITING ON WEDNESDAY — FORGOTTEN — APRIL 25

Good morning, and welcome to another Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill, at Breaking the Spine. It’s time to go out on a limb and grab that upcoming release!  Today I’m excited about a book from someone who is fast … Continue reading →
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Going Out on a Limb · 1M ago

A MESSAGE OF HOPE — A REVIEW

In this “message” from Edgar Cayce, who left the physical world in 1945, the author reports that he sat down at his computer one day in 2011 and saw “text flowing onto the screen as he typed. The words were … Continue reading →
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Going Out on a Limb · 1M ago

TOSSED OUT OF PARADISE: A STORY OF LOST ILLUSIONS — A REVIEW

What would the rebellions of the 60s look like to someone crafted for another kind of life? A life of prosperity, civic order, and domestic bliss? Someone like Seymour “The Swede” Levov, idolized and admired by many, groomed for tradition … Continue reading →
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Going Out on a Limb · 2M ago

WAITING ON WEDNESDAY — WHEN MORNING COMES — MARCH 14

Welcome to another fabulous bookish event.  Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill, at Breaking the Spine, is our opportunity to celebrate upcoming releases we’re excited about. Today I’m excited about a book that is coming out on June 5, 2012. … Continue reading →
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Going Out on a Limb · 2M ago

CONUNDRUMS: QUESTIONS OF TRUTH, REALITY, & ETHICS — A REVIEW

Siblings Alice and Edith are en route to Edith’s wedding, from Casablanca to Melilla. Along the way, they converse about their thoughts and feelings, reminisce about their childhoods…and then, out of nowhere, it appears that the plane has been hijacked. … Continue reading →
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Going Out on a Limb · 2M ago

WAITING ON WEDNESDAY — ARRANGED — MARCH 7

  Welcome to another fabulous bookish event.  Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill, at Breaking the Spine, is our opportunity to celebrate upcoming releases we’re excited about. Today I’m featuring a book coming out on May 15, 2012.  Arranged, by … Continue reading →
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Going Out on a Limb · 2M ago

FINDING THE ANSWERS AT HER OWN RISK — A REVIEW

Kris Langley loves working nights because she has trouble sleeping. Needing to leave the 9 to 5 life brought her from New York, and what her mother still thinks was a promising career, back to the small Massachusetts town where … Continue reading →
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Going Out on a Limb · 3M ago

SEEKING A SENSE OF BELONGING — A REVIEW

In New York City, a pre-teen boy named Dmitri loses his mother to cancer, and without any other family, finds himself in foster care. His foster mother seems caring, but she is also parenting a crack-addicted baby, so her attention … Continue reading →
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Going Out on a Limb · 3M ago

TEASER TUESDAYS — SHIP OF SOULS — FEB. 14

Welcome to another edition of Teaser Tuesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading. Here’s how it works: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE … Continue reading →
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