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“Is there anything more vain than an autobiography?”
― Inés of My Soul
― Inés of My Soul
“As they ate, they spoke of eating, as always happens in Italy.”
― The Shape of Water
― The Shape of Water
“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.”
― The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
― The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
“As a technology, the book is like a hammer. That is to say, it is perfect: a tool ideally suited to its task. Hammers can be tweaked and varied but will never go obsolete. Even when builders pound nails by the thousand with pneumatic nail guns, every household needs a hammer. Likewise, the bicycle is alive and well. It was invented in a world without automobiles, and for speed and range it was quickly surpassed by motorcycles and all kinds of powered scooters. But there is nothing quaint about bicycles. They outsell cars.”
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Reading Through Time via Historical Fiction
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— last activity Jun 21, 2016 05:21AM
The plan: to read through the history of the world, one historical fiction book at a time! We have done prehistory, and some ancient Greece and Rome. ...more
Young Adult Fiction for Adults
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— last activity Dec 23, 2025 03:11AM
Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice idea ...more
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