Sign in with Facebook
Other barriers remained, however, the most elemental of which was the bedeviling character of Chicago’s soil, which prompted one engineer to describe the challenge of laying foundations in Chicago as “probably not equaled for perverseness
...more
“The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative experience is itself a positive experience. (p.9)”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead. The stars were shining, and the leaves rustled in the woods ever so mournful; and I heard an owl, away off, who-whooing about somebody that was dead, and a whippowill and a dog crying about somebody that was going to die;”
― Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
― Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Allison’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Allison’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
308 books
|
201 friends
1,516 books
|
10 friends
129 books
|
28 friends
846 books
|
37 friends
107 books
|
7 friends
156 books
|
6 friends
189 books
|
26 friends
17 books
|
29 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Allison
Lists liked by Allison