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Voyage to Alpha Centauri

by Michael D. O'Brien

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Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life

by Jordan B. Peterson

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Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life: A Practical Guide to Prayer for Active People

by Robert J. Spitzer

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Thomas’s Quotes

“Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.”
― Sue Grafton

tags: ideas

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“But I’ve never seen the Icarus story as a lesson about the limitations of humans. I see it as a lesson about the limitations of wax as an adhesive.”
― Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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“One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are.”
― Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs

tags: steve-jobs, think-different

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“The house sat at the end of the street, forlorn, the lawn browning, a testament to how the world never works out the way you think it will, let alone the way you want it to.”
― Stephen Markley, Ohio

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“The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.”
― Daniel Defoe

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All The Right Books — 351 members — last activity Mar 08, 2026 05:56AM
Books are the key to locking boredom in a box. And we have that box. We accept all and love a good book! WHAT THIS GROUP INCLUDES: ✔Book discussi ...more

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(click on image to go to discussion) We believe reading is fun and find unique and challenging ways to spread the love of reading. The a ...more

The Order of the Phoenix (An Advanced Roleplay) — 29 members — last activity May 20, 2016 11:53AM
You all think you know the Wizarding World, after all it was documented by a well known author but we're here to tell you, you don't. Welcome to the ...more

Perѕeuѕ Jackѕσn: Tartaruѕ'ѕ Nightmare, Leader of All Demigods — 148 members — last activity Feb 09, 2025 12:46PM
There are so many Percy Jackson groups out there, I can't say this is the best. But it is a place for you to hang out, watch the "characters" fight an ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 31088 members — last activity 6 hours, 24 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

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