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connie_in_western_nc

13 years ago

Tangerine posted:

The Prince of Providence...Mike Stanton

Anna and the King of Siam...Margaret Landon

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phyllis__mn
13 years ago
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.....Dr. Seuss
timallan
13 years ago
The Green Hat by Michael Arlen.
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salix
13 years ago
The Red Tent - Anita Diamant
carolyn_ky
13 years ago
Black Is the Color of My True Love's Heart, Ellis Peters
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One Fearful Yellow Eye...John D. MacDonald

Double points (yellow,eye)...I miss Travis McGee
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The Milagro Beanfield War John Nichols
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War and Remembrance, Herman Wouk
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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures - Malcolm Gladwell
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro - Ernest Hemingway
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Rain - Somerset Maugham
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