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“you must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame;
how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?”
― Thus Spoke Zarathustra
how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?”
― Thus Spoke Zarathustra
“People do what they have to in this life. We try to get from one end of it to the other with dignity and with honor. We do the best we can.”
― The Book of Unknown Americans
― The Book of Unknown Americans
“I was taught to be queen by Margaret of Anjou, and perhaps I have taught you how to be queen in turn. This is fortune’s wheel indeed." With my forefinger I draw a circle in the air, the sign of fortune’s wheel. "You can go very high and you can sink very low, but you can rarely turn the wheel at your own bidding.”
― The Kingmaker's Daughter
― The Kingmaker's Daughter
“Because a place can do many things against you, and if it’s your home or if it was your home at one time, you still love it. That’s how it works.”
― The Book of Unknown Americans
― The Book of Unknown Americans
“There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk.”
― Tigana
― Tigana
Historical Fictionistas
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Welcome to Historical Fictionistas! We want to experience all different kinds of HF with all different kinds of people. The more diverse, the better. ...more
Dragons & Jetpacks
— 2564 members
— last activity May 08, 2026 10:07AM
A book group for all those who love sci-fi and fantasy. We read three books per month, one from each genre, plus a carefully curated moderators specia ...more
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club
— 42581 members
— last activity 1 hour, 55 min ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more
The History Book Club
— 26129 members
— last activity 4 hours, 49 min ago
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
Our Shared Shelf
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— last activity May 07, 2026 03:50AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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