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Topaz

by Leon Uris

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— Sep 29, 2016 11:19AM

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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

by William L. Shirer

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West

by Dee Brown

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"Burrowing thru this tomb. So far no new info but only in chapter three so there's lots of ground to cover!" — Oct 04, 2015 11:35PM

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Larissa鈥檚 Quotes

“God made man out of nothing, and as long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.”
― Martin Luther

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“Any honours that come our way are only stolen from him to whom alone they really belong, the Lord who sent us.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

tags: applause, christianity, discipleship, honor, humility, respect

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“A man was taken to the Zoo and shown the giraffe. After gazing at it a little in silence: 'I don't believe it,' he said.”
― Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness

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“Pray, and let God worry.”
― Martin Luther

tags: prayer, surrender, trusting-god, worry

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“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don鈥檛 listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don鈥檛 listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what鈥檚 behind the words.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart