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Brandon Rector

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Brandon is Currently Reading

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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

by Clint Smith (Goodreads Author)

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This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #7)

by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)

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Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West

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Maybe women would finally be considered fully formed human beings, instead of off-brand men with defective genitals.

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You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse

by Ross Petras

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Brandon’s Quotes

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
― Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin

tags: freedom, liberty, privacy, safety, security

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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, children, fairy-tales

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“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.”
― Benjamin Franklin

tags: drinking, humor

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“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

tags: inspirational, values

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“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

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Red Mosquito — 24 members — last activity Oct 14, 2025 05:56AM
For Red Mosquito people. And whoever wants to stalk us, I guess.

The Sword and Laser — 21738 members — last activity 1 hour, 5 min ago
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more

Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 21833 members — last activity 2 hours, 29 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more

Chapel Hill/ Durham (NC) Book Club — 139 members — last activity Aug 18, 2023 07:25PM
We are a group of readers that alternate between Durham and Chapel Hill, NC. Check out our bookshelf for books that we have read or join us and sugg ...more

Books2Movies Club — 2506 members — last activity May 01, 2023 11:36AM
Have you read the book, seen the movie, neither – but you are eager to read and see both? Then this is absolutely perfect group for you! We like to se ...more

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