Sign in with Facebook
in that pleasant corner of the world they plied their well-ordered business of living, and they heeded less and less the world outside where dark things moved, until they came to think that peace and plenty were the rule in Middle-earth and
...more
Sound familiar?
Captain Sir Roddy, R.N. (Ret.) liked this
“It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.”
― Foundation
― Foundation
“he who has trembled before the pedagogue's rod will not face the spear willingly.”
― The Dark Ages - Book I of III
― The Dark Ages - Book I of III
“To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.”
― Foundation
― Foundation
“An Outside Context Problem was the sort of thing most civilisations encountered just once, and which they tended to encounter rather in the same way a sentence encountered a full stop.”
― Excession
― Excession
“In life you hoped to do what you could but mostly you did what you were told and that was the end of it.”
― Matter
― Matter
THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP
— 2697 members
— last activity 6 hours, 42 min ago
A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more
Nothing But Reading Challenges
— 26719 members
— last activity 17 minutes ago
(click on image to go to discussion) We believe reading is fun and find unique and challenging ways to spread the love of reading. Th ...more
Seoul Book Club Hosted by Barry Welsh
— 349 members
— last activity Jan 07, 2026 11:12AM
This is a book club for discussing Korea-related books. Everyone is welcome.
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 311471 members
— last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Andrew’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Andrew’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
5,177 books
|
1,769 friends
1,179 books
|
436 friends
477 books
|
2,370 friends
1,083 books
|
4,991 friends
599 books
|
85 friends
2,143 books
|
5,000 friends
1,554 books
|
282 friends
631 books
|
153 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Andrew
Lists liked by Andrew
