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This close relationship with chimpanzees and bonobos does not mean that humans evolved from them. They are our relatives, not our ancestors. We didn’t come from them any more than they came from us. What evolutionary theory predicts is that
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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
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“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
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“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
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“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
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“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”
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Apocalypse Whenever
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The most active group for apocalyptic and dystopian stories! Join a monthly book discussion, get recommendations, or just tell us if you like canned p ...more
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For readers using the Amazon Kindle ebook device.
The Baseball Book Club
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A book club for discussion of baseball related books, including major leagues, minor leagues, Japanese league, Negro leagues, EVERYTHING baseball! PLE ...more
The History Book Club
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"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP
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A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more
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