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Feminine Rage Book Recommendations 2
The Handmaid’s Tale From Amazon… In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is…
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Feminine Rage Book Recommendations
The Change by Kirsten Miller From Amazon… GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK “Miller triumphs…THE CHANGE is that rare treat: a suspenseful story with great pacing, memorable characters, and an engaging voice. Fantastic in every way, this fierce anthem against misogyny is a smash.” ― Publishers Weekly (starred review) Big Little…
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Books Matter
For most of my life books have been a big part of my every day habits. Reading or being read to as a child was always a part of my home. As a young reader, we had shelves of books in a walk in closet my brother and I could…
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Sunshine On My Shoulders
I’m always looking for fun and different things to do and this one fit the bill. I recently attended a performance celebrating the life of John Denver at the Plymouth Playhouse near my home in Minnesota. I have loved John Denver for most of my life, if not all of…
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Sending 2015 Off with a Bang
Back in the 80’s, one of my absolute favorite bands was REO Speedwagon. I didn’t have their album and really had no way to play it, if I had been able to get it as the stereo was pretty much off-limits to us. What I did have was a cassette…
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Way After Midnight
When I was a young girl back in the 70’s, I always knew my mom was about to do a big clean of the house. She’d disappear into the sunroom and I’d hear her fiddling around in there. Pulling out that beloved album and placing it carefully on the turn…
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Michael Franti in Concert
This was one of our many concerts scheduled for, what we are referring to as, Concert Tour 2015. I have a deep love for Michael Franti. I saw him for the first time last year at the Basilica Block Party and it was probably one of the best, if not…
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