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“Another time, he was playing [chess] with his equal, the Duchess of Bourbon, who made a move that inadvertently exposed her king. Ignoring the rules of the game, he promptly captured it. "Ah," said the duchess, "we do not take Kings so." Replied Franklin in a famous quip: "We do in America.”
― Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
― Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
“Veterinary arts?” Jane asked with a gasp. “Lucy, you must be mad.” “I assure you I’ve all my wits about me,” Lucy Abbington answered with a frown. No, she wasn’t mad, but her life was about to change—dramatically. She’d long since recognized this as the truth, ever since her father had packed her”
― Unlaced
― Unlaced
“BEHIND”
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“Thus the husband is buried at Memphis and the wife in Koptos, yet the Ka of the wife goes to live in her husband's tomb”
― Morning Star
― Morning Star
“that disruptors fuel the breakneck pace of innovation. These are thinkers and dreamers who look at the established players”
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Garun’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Garun’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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