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Chad is Currently Reading

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Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book 2) (The Malazan Book Of The Fallen)

by Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author)

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Stillness Flowing: The Life and Teachings of Ajahn Chah

by Ajahn Jayasaro

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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Chad’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) by Becky Chambers

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Chad’s Quotes

“Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is.”
― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

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“Books fall open, you fall in.”
― David T.W. McCord

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“Constructive criticism and self-criticism are extremely important for any revolutionary organization. Without them, people tend to drown in their mistakes, not learn from them.”
― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

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“Any community seriously concerned with its own freedom has to be concerned about other peoples’ freedom as well.”
― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

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“Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them.”
― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

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RocketLaunch Book Club — 9 members — last activity Aug 02, 2014 07:51PM
A monthly meetup to discuss Science Fiction and Fantasy books that we vote on reading.

The Incomparable Book Club — 1270 members — last activity May 29, 2025 07:50PM
The Book Club of the podcast "The Incomparable." Jason Snell talks about geeky pop culture with a rotating panel of regular guests! http://www.theinco ...more

The Sword and Laser — 21749 members — last activity 1 hour, 25 min ago
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more

BOA Reviewers — 5 members — last activity May 22, 2021 08:53PM
This is a list of books available for review on the Books on Asia website.

The Digital Economy Book Club — 8 members — last activity Sep 23, 2012 10:36PM
Books and discussions about entrepreneurship, startups, design, creativity etc. This isn't a place to share the best programming books and manuals, b ...more

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