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The Spoils of Eden | Linda Lee Chaikin
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As you can tell from my recent blast of quotes, I really liked this one. The author is a British Sikh journalist thoughtfully exploring the effects of imperialism on Britain after realising how little he was taught about the British Empire. Looking forward to reading the follow-up, Empireworld, soon.

Sace I‘ve really enjoyed those quote posts. 21h
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Sorry for the angle of the photo; I‘m in that section of the book where it is hard to get the page to lie flat(ish) without cracking the spine of this borrowed book.

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“I am as much evidence of the fact that Britain once had an empire as the Maqdala Crown in the V&A, and if I have rather overemphasized my point here, it‘s because it needs to be. Britain has long struggled to accept the imperial explanation for its racial diversity. The idea that black and brown people are aliens who arrived without permission, and with no link to Britain, to abuse British hospitality is the defining political narrative…

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This quote is from a section that is discussing looted artifacts, many of which aren‘t even displayed in the museums that ended up with them, but are strongly valued by the communities from which they came.

lil1inblue 🙌 🙌 🙌 2d
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lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 💓 💓 2d
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“But it takes greater courage to faithfully accomplish the daily, thankless tasks of everyday life for Him” #churchlibrarysummer

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The Rebels of Ireland | Edward Rutherfurd
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The Rebels of Ireland | Edward Rutherfurd
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Apparently one of my students sees me as a super hero:)

TheBookHippie And you are!! 2w
Ruthiella Awesome! 🤩 2w
Leftcoastzen Cool! 👏👏👏 2w
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willaful Awww! 2w
AnnCrystal Sweetest 🤩🌟💝. 2w
dabbe And that's as cool as it gets. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2w
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…other people, when what they needed was a bit of moral pressure on themselves to ask: Why are we doing this at all? If we must have a war, is this really the best way of fighting it? Are these ‘sacrifices‘ (another convenient ‘religious‘ word; people spoke of ‘the final sacrifice‘, forgetting that in the Bible human sacrifice was condemned over and over again) the best way both of winning the war and of preparing ourselves (cont. in comments)

Purpleness …for the world that will need rebuilding after it‘s all over?” 3w
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Six Crimson Cranes | Elizabeth Lim
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LitStephanie That is not where I expected that sentence to go. 😆 1mo
Bookish_Thoughts I love sentences that veer off in an unexpected direction. 🙂 1mo
AnnCrystal 📚🤩🐉💝💝💝. (edited) 1mo
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Six Crimson Cranes | Elizabeth Lim
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#prettycover appreciation post! First few chapters are good, too:)

Butterfinger So pretty!! 1mo
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They…kept records of caring for the records. My librarian heart is happy🙂

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Anne of Green Gables | L.M. Montgomery
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Not quite #bookmail, but close! 😃 New skirt (with pockets) based on Anne of Green Gables, and I got to support a small Canadian business, Kaypop Art Studio (https://www.kaypopart.com/).

jdiehr 😍 1mo
StaceGhost So gorgeous! I love their LotR collection too— esp. those overall dresses! What a great find! 1mo
tpixie Sweet! So cool! 1mo
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AnnCrystal 🤩 how whimsically lovely 💝💝💝. 1mo
quietjenn 😍😍😍 1mo
Purpleness @StaceGhost Yeah, they have a lot of good ones; I don‘t have any of the LotR ones, but I do have a hobbit skirt from them:) 1mo
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I‘ve been annoyed by the poor editing throughout the book, but this is pretty bad. The climax of a?

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫 1mo
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dabbe 💜💜💜 1mo
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KadaGul 💯💯💯💯💯💯TRUE 💯💯💯💯 1mo
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“Power purifies. It magnifies and exposes the essential character, whether for good or bad, of its holder, as the leader‘s inner self is freed from the control of others and allowed to express itself triumphantly.”

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I am unsure why the qualifier “with buttocks” was necessary. Did they have a lot of soldiers without them?

willaful lol! 2mo
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Where the Light Falls | Allison Pataki, Owen Pataki
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TheBookHippie Happy Litsyversary!! 2mo
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TheBookHippie Yes!!! 2mo
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This was a very emotional read, written by a man who has walked with the homeless in my city for decades. I can‘t say I fully agree with every word, but the spirit of this book is a heartfelt cry for us to do better, to truly see and love the individuals spending their lives in the margins of our society, and to make life better for them.

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Amen

MaGoose How true. Especially in these days. 2mo
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TheQuietQuill Amen 🙏🏻 2mo
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dabbe 🎯🩵🎯 2mo
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