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“Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.”
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“The following biological toxins are known by the security services to have been weaponised: Smallpox Anthrax Plague Pneumonic Tularemia Viral Equine Encephalitis Botulinum Ricin T-2 Mycatoxin It is not known how many terrorist organisations are in possession of these weapons.”
― Hellfire
― Hellfire
“He was the large protruding nail on which destiny snagged her coat.”
― The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History
― The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History
“If we’ve been forced into a back-alley fight, are we to ignore the essential weapons of the street brawl?”
― Tail-End Charlies: The Last Battles of the Bomber War 1944-45
― Tail-End Charlies: The Last Battles of the Bomber War 1944-45
“Nerves got the better of the most experienced pilots during Rhubarbs. On one occasion, two of Robertson’s fellow 111 Squadron pilots flew over the Channel up into cloud then came down and slipped over the coast. They spotted a train and shot it up before heading back home. They were surprised on return to be called into the Station Commander’s office. What had they been shooting at? A train. Did they damage it? Yes, quite a bit. Did they realise the train they’d shot up was heading to Margate?16”
― Spitfire: A Very British Love Story
― Spitfire: A Very British Love Story
Steve’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Steve’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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390 books
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3,521 books
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292 books
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83 books
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217 books
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4,020 books
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133 friends
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Favorite Genres
Biography, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-fiction, Politics, Science fiction, Thriller, and War
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