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Humankind: A Hopeful History

by Rutger Bregman (Goodreads Author)

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Hitler: Downfall, 1939-1945

by Volker Ullrich

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The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

by Bethany McLean

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Siva’s Quotes

“Some people are more certain of everything than I am of anything.”
― Robert Rubin, In an Uncertain World

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“I am awaiting
perpetually and forever
a renaissance of wonder”
― Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
― Confucius

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