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National Review favored legal segregation in accordance with “states’ rights” and further argued that Black people’s alleged backwardness justified the right of Southern whites to prevail over Blacks.21
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
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Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
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“When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”
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“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
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Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy
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A place for those who walk the green forests of Middle Earth, cross the pale sands of Arrakis, sail the blue waters of Earthsea, slip among the shadow ...more
WHY DOES EVERYONE ELSE LOVE THIS BOOK?
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— last activity Sep 06, 2016 09:45AM
Does it seem that some books have sold a bajillion copies, everyone you know is telling you to go get it, and when you finally do read it you: 1) can' ...more
Sci-fi Women
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A discussion of women in literary science fiction.
Exceptional Books
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— last activity May 07, 2026 04:23PM
This book club is ONLY for books that are WRITTEN VERY WELL and have a GREAT STORY LINE. We ask that each member shelve at least 2 exceptional books ...more
Patricia Briggs Fans
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This group is dedicated to discussion of fantasy novelist Patricia Briggs. Her book series include the Mercy Thompson, Alpha and Omega, Hurog, Sianim, ...more
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