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“Yet there was always in me, even when I was very small, the sense that I ought to be somewhere else. And wander I did, although, in my everyday life, I had nowhere to go and no imaginable reason on earth why I should want to leave. The buses took to the interstate without me, the trains sped by. So I wandered the world through books. I went to Victorian England in the pages of 'Middlemarch' and 'A little Princess', and to Saint Petersburg before the fall of the tsar with 'Anna Karenina'. I went to Tara, and Manderley, and Thornfield Hall, all those great houses, with their high ceilings and high drama, as I read 'Gone with the Wind', 'Rebecca' and 'Jane Eyre'.”

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Book:How Reading Changed My Life
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How Reading Changed My Life

In 'How Reading Changed My Life,' the author delves into the profound influence that reading has had on their personal growth and worldview. The narrative is a compilation of personal anecdotes, reflections, and the author's journey through various literary works, illustrating how reading has shaped their understanding of the world and themselves. more

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Anna Quindlen
Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen, born on July 8, 1952, is a renowned American author known for her insightful social commentary and delicate portrayal of everyday life. Her writing career began as a newspaper editor, later transitioning to novel writing, which has been well-received by readers. more

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Book:The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Book:A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution
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“According to B’Tselem, there are more than 40 kilometers of West Bank roads that authorities prohibit Palestinians from traveling on and another 19 kilometers of West Bank roads, not including in Hebron, on which Palestinian travel is restricted. 291 Israeli forces in Hebron prohibit Palestinians from walking on large sections of what used to be the central thoroughfare of the city as part of a policy of making those areas “sterile” of Palestinians, as per the parlance of the Israeli army.”

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Book:In Pursuit of Peace in Israel and Palestine
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