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Top Ten Words or Book Topics I Just Can't Resist

It's Tuesday which means it time for a TOP TEN TUESDAY post hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is about the Top Ten words that describe a book or a part of a book and/or book topics that I can't resist picking up and reading. So without further ado here is my Top Ten list. :)

1. Christian Missions... this has been a passion for mine since I was in 8th grade, 
not to mention what my Bachelors degree is in

2. Ecuador and the 5 missionary men killed by the Waodani Indians... again, a passion of mine 
since 8th grade and my first missions trip in 2004

3. A strong heroine... I like books where a girl is the center of the story and shares life 
through her eyes or in her words

4. World War 2... I love history and the 2nd World War has always fascinated me, 
especially Pearl Harbor

5. Morals... I like to be challenged in my thinking of good and evil andto have to find 
the moral of a story within the setting, characters and plot

6. English history... I love the stories about the kings and queens that shaped so much 
of the English speaking world

7. Families... Stories with strong family relationships immediately pull at me, mostly 
because I have strong ties with my family and hope that my future children and family
will too 

8. Adventure... I want there to be some sort of action going on in the stories I read

9. New places/travel... I love to travel and am always wanting to just take off and fly 
somewhere new, so what better way (not to mention a much cheaper way) to do that 
than through a book

10. Classics... I love Classic literature and the fact that they have withstood the test of time 
and culture and yet remained loved and popular and important to the world of readers

What about you? What are your Top Ten topics and descriptions that you just can't pass up?

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