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7 Places to Find Free Ebooks Right Now

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Your Local Library. Many libraries have digital collections. Since public libraries usually have diverse works, you may find ebooks from virtually any genre. For most libraries, all you need is your handy library card to enjoy ebooks for free. Open Library. Project Gutenberg.

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How Reading Biographies Can Change Your Life

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I like to read biographies of successful women. Women have long been considered second class citizens, not fit to be educated, employed, conduct their own business or vote. Reading about successful women shows me what is possible, how it was accomplished and motivates me to do more. In your public library.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

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Men opened doors for women, women said thank you to them. There were no day care centers – women stayed home and raised the kids. Stores like Sears and JC Penney sent out free merchandise catalogs 3 inches thick and people ordered their stuff from those if they couldn’t find it in a store. People dressed up.

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