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Bil Keane
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
Bill Keane

Voltaire
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
Voltaire

Thomas A. Edison
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
Thomas A. Edison

Woody Allen
“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
Woody Allen

Umberto Eco
“We live for books.”
Umberto Eco

49772 English Translations of Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries & Thrillers — 2086 members — last activity 39 minutes ago
A place to discuss Scandi Crime novels, which includes novels from: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark. Whether it's Smilia from Peter Hoeg's S ...more
8463 David Foster Wallace — 299 members — last activity Oct 15, 2016 07:21PM
A group for the amazing work of David Foster Wallace, now deceased. RIP 1962-2008 Feel free to add his books to the bookshelf for the group.
148749 Book Cafe — 75 members — last activity Jul 25, 2016 11:26AM
Where you can discuss books, make friends and just chill!
149490 Ask Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman — 665 members — last activity Sep 22, 2021 11:34AM
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
58827 Brain Pain — 1247 members — last activity Oct 10, 2023 09:29AM
NOTE: This group is intermittently active, but you are welcome to revive past discussions if you're currently reading any of those books. We read ch ...more
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