Bruce Brian

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A Flower Traveled in My Blood

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The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

A belief in genius is a large part of what plagues us, and I have found that people widely praised for the power of their intellect are as likely to illuminate as they are to confound.

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Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Science fiction, Spirituality, and Sports

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