Leah Markum

Leah’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (4516)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1535)
owned-shelves‎ (737)
classics‎ (736)
short-stories‎ (555)
visual-art‎ (435)
fantasy-scifi‎ (422)
2019-reads‎ (399)
gilmore-girl-challenge‎ (344)
supernatural-thriller‎ (254)
other-fiction‎ (236)

horror‎ (197)
childhood‎ (179)
biological-sciences‎ (168)
business-and-marketing‎ (154)
2018-reads‎ (141)
clear-the-shelves‎ (136)
social-sciences‎ (136)
favorites‎ (130)
2021-reads‎ (125)
poetry‎ (117)
2020-reads‎ (111)
2017-reads‎ (110)

read-in-college‎ (110)
librivox‎ (109)
other-nonfiction‎ (109)
read-as-a-teen‎ (108)
2016-reads‎ (102)
october-challenge‎ (100)
bookclub-prompts‎ (97)
adventure-thriller‎ (95)
deep-state‎ (79)
2015-reads‎ (78)
centuries-and-decades-challenge‎ (70)
applied-sciences‎ (68)

historical-fiction‎ (66)
physical-sciences‎ (65)
manga-comics‎ (62)
horse-stories‎ (60)
philosophy‎ (57)
writing‎ (53)
2024-reads‎ (52)
2022-reads‎ (50)
2023-reads‎ (49)
2025-reads‎ (49)
china-ccp‎ (40)
freedom‎ (40)

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Leah’s Quotes

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: accomplishment, attributed-no-source, be-yourself, conformity, individuality

69678 likes

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: happiness

32970 likes

“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor, scifi

23459 likes

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

32148 likes

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Leah’s Groups

2026 Reading Challenge — 34735 members — last activity 45 minutes ago
Are you ready to set your 2026 reading goal? This is a supportive, fun group of people looking for people just like you. Track your annual reading go ...more

The History Book Club — 25779 members — last activity 10 hours, 11 min ago
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 30799 members — last activity 12 hours, 1 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

Science and Inquiry — 4465 members — last activity 1 hour, 18 min ago
This Group explores scientific topics. We have an active monthly book club, as well as discussions on a variety of topics including science in the new ...more

Fantasy Book Club Series — 3343 members — last activity Jan 02, 2026 08:36PM
Can't resist the lure of an epic saga full of fantastic creatures, scintillating sorcery, heroic conflict, breathtaking world-building and compelling ...more

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