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Don Quixote
Don Quixote
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August 1, 2026
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October 31, 2026
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Steve Shelby
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Some say it the best book of all time. I hope so. At just over 1000 pages, we are taking 3 months to read…more
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We Should All Be Feminists
We Should All Be Feminists
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August 1, 2026
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August 30, 2026
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+ GENERAL
* Welcome
By Steve · 29 posts · 11 views
last updated Aug 24, 2026 02:06PM
* Book Lists: rank books you’ve read / plan your next
By Steve · 1 post · 8 views
last updated Feb 18, 2026 07:11AM
2026: What’s on your intellectual TBR list?
By Steve · 3 posts · 7 views
last updated Jun 16, 2026 10:21PM
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+ CURRENT READS
2026 AUG: We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
By Steve · 7 posts · 3 views
last updated Aug 16, 2026 12:20PM
2026 SEP: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
By Steve · 5 posts · 3 views
last updated Aug 09, 2026 12:14AM
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+ BOOK OF THE MONTH SELECTION
* 2026 NOV: please vote for book of the month
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last updated Aug 24, 2026 10:54AM
This topic has been closed to new comments. 2026 SEP: poll closed - books selected
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last updated Jun 21, 2026 10:34AM
This topic has been closed to new comments. 2026 JUN: poll closed - 3 books selected
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last updated May 08, 2026 08:10PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. 2026 MAY: poll closed - book selected
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last updated Mar 27, 2026 03:50PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. 2026 APR: poll closed - book selected
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last updated Mar 02, 2026 03:40PM
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+ PAST READS
2026 MAY: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
By Steve · 22 posts · 6 views
last updated Aug 17, 2026 10:07PM
2026 JUL: With the Old Breed by Eugene Sledge
By Steve · 4 posts · 1 views
last updated Jul 19, 2026 03:24PM
2026 JUN: Language in Thought and Action by S.I. Hayakawa
By Steve · 9 posts · 3 views
last updated Jun 06, 2026 03:28PM
2026 APR: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
By Steve · 13 posts · 3 views
last updated May 25, 2026 02:28PM
2026 MAR: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
By Steve · 19 posts · 6 views
last updated May 24, 2026 03:45PM
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+ WHAT ARE YOU READING?
* 2026: What are you reading?
By Steve · 1 post · 6 views
last updated Apr 22, 2026 09:03AM
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
By Steve · 1 post · 4 views
last updated Apr 24, 2026 04:11PM
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
By Steve · 1 post · 2 views
last updated Apr 22, 2026 10:00PM
On Writing by Stephen King
By Steve · 1 post · 3 views
last updated Apr 22, 2026 09:16AM
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
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Meditations
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Language in Thought and Action
Language in Thought and Action
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
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