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Ask a Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know

by Greg Jenner (Goodreads Author)

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Kurt’s Quotes

Woody Allen

“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
― Woody Allen

tags: death, fear, humor, life

Albert Einstein

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

2026 Reading Challenge

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124 books | 4 friends

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131 books | 41 friends

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Listopia Votes

Conspirata by Robert Harris

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Best Historical Fiction

8,300 books — 27,349 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom

Sovereign by C.J. Sansom

Revelation by C.J. Sansom

Best Historical Mystery

2,339 books — 5,056 voters

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Biography, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science fiction, Thriller, belgium, dutch-literature, hard-science-fiction, and Audiobook

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