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The Wine O'Clock Myth: The Truth You Need to Know About Women and Alcohol

by Lotta Dann (Goodreads Author)

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Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life

by Marie Kondō (Goodreads Author)

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The Cloud Roads (The Books of the Raksura, #1)

by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)

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S’s Quotes

“A house without books is like a room without windows.”
― Horace Mann

tags: books, house, simile, windows

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, contentment, friends, friendship, life

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“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
― Terry Pratchett

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A place for readers/contributors of Reddit's /r/Fantasy subreddit to discuss books from the genre and see others' book lists and recommendations. ...more

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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

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