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Mikhail Bulgakov: The Life and Times

by Marietta Chudakova

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Leaves of Grass (Vintage Classics)

by Walt Whitman

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Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

by Elizabeth R. Varon

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J. Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening by Mary Lutyens

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Benares and they stayed in her house, Shanti Kunja,

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Everyone needs a little Krishnamurti in their lives. This book is a good beginning.

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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

tags: intelligence, self-deprecation

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

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"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more

U.S. History Reading Group — 92 members — last activity Nov 15, 2016 06:51AM
A group for people who like to read broadly in U.S. history and enjoy discussing these great (and not-so-great) books with like-minded nerds. We can ( ...more

History of the Early American Republic — 50 members — last activity Aug 09, 2015 05:58AM
This group is dedicated to the study of and literature discussing the early American Republic. We will be discussing a wide variety of topics and idea ...more

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This group features discussion and review of books about the American Revolutionary War. In addition, we run member polls to choose books for the grou ...more

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The official Book Club group for Alexander Hamilton (@the_a_dot_ham) Our current book is "The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered" by Laura Auricchio. Th ...more

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