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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
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“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.”
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“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
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Worldwide Mystery & Thriller
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— last activity Oct 18, 2026 01:10PM
The place to be if you love mysteries with an 'international' flavor. Diverse authors, here: Jo Nesbo, Carmen Amato, Henry Chang, Arnaldur Indri ...more
Coffee Table Books
— 7 members
— last activity Dec 30, 2013 08:28PM
A group for those of us who love books that are full of photographs.
Nordic Noir
— 506 members
— last activity Sep 11, 2018 10:00PM
Did you enjoy Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy and want to explore more in the genre? Or just looking for something new to read ...more
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Art, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Poetry, Suspense, Sports, Thriller, and nordic-noir
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