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Book cover for Brothers in Crime: A Crime Thriller Series (MAX Book 1)

Brothers in Crime: A Crime Thriller Series (MAX Book 1) by Simon King

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Every unit of every prison in the world has power struggles. It doesn’t matter which prison you go to, whether in the darkest places of Russia, deepest Africa or the infamous hell-holes of South East Asia. These power struggles can be over ...more

Prison Days (The First 6 Months): A True Crime Prison Biography (Prison Days: Six Months Book 1)

by Simon King

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Randal’s Quotes

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

tags: life

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“Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit.”
― Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential : Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

tags: cooking, food, vegetarian

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“There commenced an epic snit.”
― Michael Perry, Truck: A Love Story

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“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”
― Mortimer J. Adler

tags: books, reading

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Alternate Realities: A Scifi Book Club — 445 members — last activity Apr 15, 2026 01:49AM
Online book club discussion of Scifi books. We will pick a book to read each month through polls, so be sure to vote. Hopefully we broaden our reading ...more

History: Actual, Fictional and Legendary — 1211 members — last activity Feb 07, 2026 09:18AM
This group is for anyone whose interest in History goes beyond textbooks. While I enjoy reading books that cover actual events and actual people, I al ...more

Goodreads Authors/Readers — 56482 members — last activity 1 hour, 10 min ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 31215 members — last activity 14 hours, 30 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

Wholesome History Reads Group — 481 members — last activity Mar 08, 2026 09:07AM
Welcome to the Wholesome History Reads Group! This group is dedicated to finding awesome history books that are entertaining, exciting, and above ...more

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