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― Chain of Gold
― Chain of Gold
“I understand the ways of people and the way of the world. Everything is mutable. Nothing is unchangeable. A little give and a little take and a little negotiation, and suddenly the balance of the world is back on track again; that is what politics is for. But the politics of the grags consists only of ‘Do what you are told, we know best.”
― Raising Steam
― Raising Steam
“The demons of critical path analysis swarmed around his brain. There was always something that you had to do before you could do the thing you wanted to do and even then you might get it wrong.”
― Raising Steam
― Raising Steam
“As J. P. Gillard said in 1959, ‘An individual’s personality, then, is his unique pattern of traits.’ Note how it says ‘his’; this was the 1950s, and of course, women were allowed to have personalities only from the mid-1970s.”
― Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To
― Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To
“The fragrance of the wildflowers was no longer sweet. After years of fighting, and often soaked by rain, their once handsome uniforms, immaculate when the soldiers had posed for studio portraits or during private farewells, were now tarnished with a noxious layer of perspiration, campfire smoke and cordite. The blood spatters, some from their comrades, some from the enemy, had become ingrained in the fabric and were now indiscernible from the overall grime.”
― A Soldier's Quartet
― A Soldier's Quartet
History: Actual, Fictional and Legendary
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This group is for anyone whose interest in History goes beyond textbooks. While I enjoy reading books that cover actual events and actual people, I al ...more
Whitmore Nonfiction Book Club
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We meet once a month at Whitmore library to discuss new and noteworthy narrative nonfiction.
¿Escribes? Proyecto Publicación Madrid
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La creación de este grupo tiene la intención de reunir a personas que escriban a las que les gustaría ver su obra publicada. Aunque no es óbice el hec ...more
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!)
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The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as ...more
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