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To the King's taste: Richard II's book of feasts and recipes

by Lorna J. Sass

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The Romance of a Medici Warrior; Being the True Story of Giovanni Delle Bande Nere, to Which Is Added the Life of His Son, Cosimo I., Grand Duke of Tuscany; A Study in Heredity

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“If I follow your reasoning correctly, Watson, it seems that you are forming the opinion that someone has trained an anti-Napoleon murder monkey! Of course we are investigating!”
― G.S. Denning, Warlock Holmes - The Sign of the Nine

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“The second is that making a plan for when to quit should be done long before you are facing the quitting decision. It recognizes, as Daniel Kahneman has pointed out, that the worst time to make a decision is when you’re “in it.”
― Annie Duke, Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

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“The two fundamental pillars of Victorian medicine, Holmes, are "By God! Get the man a brandy!" and "By God! Get this man some air!”
― G.S. Denning, The Finality Problem

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“It was very dramatic, like something out of a historical adventure serial. Also correct in every aspect except for all the facts, like something out of a historical adventure serial.”
― Martha Wells, Exit Strategy

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