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Get the Summary of Brianna Madia's Nowhere for Very Long in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: A woman defined by motion, Brianna Madia bought a beat-up bright orange van, filled it with her two dogs Bucket and Dagwood, and headed into the canyons of Utah with her husband. Nowhere for Very Long is her deeply felt, immaculately told story of exploration-of the world outside and the spirit...
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Get the Summary of Carmen Reid's Worn Out Wife Seeks New Life in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Tess, an overworked accountant and mother, dreams of a luxurious family holiday to rekindle relationships and alleviate stress. Despite her recent promotion, she's denied partnership at her firm, leading her to propose a sabbatical to her CEO, John Lloyd, who surprisingly agrees. Tess plans a six-week Southeast Asia...
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#1 Martorelli's book is a 738-page treatise on a bronze octagonal inkpot that was subsequently housed in the museum at Portici. It is the only proof of its former existence. The book is still available for inspection and purchase.
#2 Martorelli's book was a 738-page treatise on a bronze octagonal inkpot that was subsequently housed in the museum at Portici. It was the...
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Get the Summary of Neil Peart's Ghost Rider in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Neil Peart's "Ghost Rider" is a poignant narrative of his solitary motorcycle journey, a quest for healing after the devastating losses of his daughter Selena and wife Jackie. The book chronicles his travels across North America, from the Canadian wilderness to the deserts of Mexico and the United States. Peart grapples with grief, seeking...
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Get the Summary of Gaston Dorren's Lingo in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Lingo" delves into the rich tapestry of European languages, tracing their origins, evolution, and interconnections. It explores the ancient Proto-Indo-European language, the foundation of many modern European and Indian languages, and the efforts of linguists to reconstruct it. The book examines the peculiarities of Finnish and Hungarian,...
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#1 The Tyne is a river in England that flows through Newcastle. It was once the home of an industry that built ships on the lower reaches of the river.
#2 The city of Newcastle upon Tyne in England is famous for the production of the iconic British ship, the Princess Anne. The ship was named after Princess Anne, the then-Princess Royal, who came to visit the shipyard where it was being built in 1969. The ship was finished in 1969 and was sent to...
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#1 I had bought this land three years earlier. I had been living up valley, renting a cabin that the owner had winterized, in the sense that if I wore a down parka and mukluks to bed, I wouldn't succumb to frostbite overnight.
#2 The fox was a year old, and he had already trespassed several times to visit the house with the shiny blue roof. He planned to avoid his mother's...
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#1 We had fled to Corfu, hoping that the sunshine of Greece would cure us of the mental and physical inertia which had come about as a result of our years in England. We acquired our first villa and our first friend on the island, Spiro, who became our guide, philosopher, and friend.
#2 I was extremely ignorant about the simplest facts about the animals and plants in...
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Get the Summary of Judy Leigh's Lil's Bus Trip in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Lil, a resident of Clover Hill Retirement Home, enjoys her daily routine, which includes playful banter with Keith at his café and reminiscing about her past, including a romance with an American soldier named Frankie in 1953. She also reflects on raising her daughter Cassie as a single mother and later running a bed and breakfast....
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#1 The war in the Pacific cost the army 57,137 lives. The Eighth Air Force was responsible for the skies over Europe, and more than 26,000 airmen were killed in the war. The end date for counting casualties was December 31, 1946, to account for those who died of lingering injuries.
#2 The United States suffered civilian casualties as well, such as the five children killed...
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#1 I was invited to speak to several hundred Wall Street executives about mindset, risk, and overcoming obstacles. I was running a few minutes late as I hastily stepped into the building's lavish lobby. The doorman told me I wasn't supposed to be going to the penthouse.
#2 I was invited to a gathering of elite investors who knew each other for the purpose of screwing...
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Book Preview: #1 The Hoo Peninsula is a rich weave of water and earth at the edge of the Thames Estuary. It's bordered by two rivers, the Thames to the north and the Medway to the south, and has been preserved from the sweeping tides by a sea wall.
#2 The Hoo is a unique place that is defined by its watery, peninsular landscape. It has long been defined by its wild and shifting edges.
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Get the Summary of Sian O'Gorman's Life After You in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Life After You" by Sian O'Gorman is a tale of Milly Byrne, a corporate lawyer who navigates the complexities of her personal and professional life. Milly's story unfolds against the backdrop of her relationship with her boyfriend Ryan, her enduring feelings for her ex Darragh, and her family's dynamics, including her sister Sarah's...
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Get the Summary of Cheryl Strayed's Wild in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed is a memoir recounting her three-month solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), a transformative journey that began after a series of life-altering events, including her mother's death, a divorce, and a descent into destructive behaviors. Strayed's hike is both a physical challenge and an emotional odyssey, as...
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Get the Summary of Sian O'Gorman's Friends Like Us in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Melissa, reeling from her breakup with Alistair, reunites with her old friend Steph after a car accident in Dublin. Both women, along with their friend Eilis, are navigating personal struggles: Melissa with her love life and job dissatisfaction, Steph with her abusive marriage and troubled relationship with her daughter, and Eilis...
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#1 I was the editor, publisher, and lone employee of my own newspaper in Newburyport, Massachusetts. I chronicled the life and times of the city, and I was poor but influential. I was happy but stressed, and I felt like something was missing.
#2 I was often compared to William Lloyd Garrison, the abolitionist who wrote for the Liberator, and Andrew J. Bossy Gillis, the...
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#1 The trackers, the theatrical one and the educated one, had heard the noise and told us that it was finished. They had never liked each other, and I didn't like them either.
#2 The lorry had spoiled it. I had seen a lesser kudu bull come out of the brush to the edge of the opening where the salt was and stand there, heavy-necked, grey, and handsome, the horns spiralled...
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Get the Summary of Judy Leigh's Five French Hens in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "Five French Hens" by Judy Leigh, five friends-Jen, Rose, Della, Tess, and Pam-each face their own personal challenges and reflections on love and companionship. Jen, a widow, grapples with her feelings for Eddie, who proposes marriage, leaving her uncertain. Rose, also a widow, feels the sting of loneliness, while Della enjoys...
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Book Preview: #1 Emma Gatewood was 67 years old when she set off to hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955. She was five feet two and weighed 150 pounds, and had no survival training. She was blind without her glasses, and she was utterly unprepared if she faced the wrath of a snowstorm.
#2 Emma Gatewood was prepared for her hike. She had worked at a nursing home and saved her twenty-five-dollar-a-week...
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