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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

by Randall Munroe (Goodreads Author)

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— Jan 27, 2026 08:46AM

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Dune (Dune, #1)

by Frank Herbert

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The Discourtesy of Death (Father Anselm, #5)

by William Brodrick

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“He held up a book then. “I'm going to read it to you for relax.”
“Does it have any sports in it?”
“Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest Ladies. Snakes. Spiders... Pain. Death. Brave men. Cowardly men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.”
“Sounds okay,” I said and I kind of closed my eyes”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

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“I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

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Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman will be answering questions from readers in this special group on Friday, November 21st. They'll be discussing Amanda’ ...more