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“The desirability of segregating dwellings from work has been so dinned into us that it takes an effort to look at real life and observe that residential districts lacking mixture with work do not fare well in cities.”
― The Death and Life of Great American Cities
― The Death and Life of Great American Cities
“All creatures must learn that there exist predators. Without this knowing, a woman will be unable to negotiate safely within her own forest without being devoured. To understand the predator is to become a mature animal who is not vulnerable out of naivete, inexperience, or foolishness.”
― Women Who Run With the Wolves
― Women Who Run With the Wolves
“In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the twenty-first century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant information. [...] In ancient times having power meant having access to data. Today having power means knowing what to ignore.”
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
“Terrorists are like a fly that tries to destroy a china shop. The fly is so weak that it cannot budge even a single teacup. So it finds a bull, gets inside its ear and starts buzzing. The bull goes wild with fear and anger, and destroys the china shop. (p.21)”
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
“History isn’t a single narrative, but thousands of alternative narratives. Whenever we choose to tell one, we are also choosing to silence others. Human”
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
Bre’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bre’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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501 books
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588 books
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455 books
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185 books
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