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The Empusium

by Olga Tokarczuk

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The Future of Hegel: Plasticity, Temporality and Dialectic

by Catherine Malabou

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Correspondencia, 1925-1975

by Hannah Arendt

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Laura’s Quotes

“When will you learn that there isn't a word for everything?”
― Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

tags: power-of-words

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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

tags: intelligence, self-deprecation

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“Maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn. And that's why they're here. You'll have that gift forever.”
― Danielle Steel, The Gift

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“Thank God for books as an alternative to conversation.”
― W.H. Auden

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“Why should you believe your eyes? You were given eyes to see with, not to believe with. Your eyes can see the mirage, the hallucination as easily as the actual scenery.”
― Ward Moore, Bring the Jubilee

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Our Shared Shelf — 222840 members — last activity Aug 04, 2026 12:09PM
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

Francophonie — 7237 members — last activity Jul 26, 2026 07:55AM
Rassemblons les lecteurs francophones Que vous soyez de France, de Belgique, de Suisse, du Québec, ou de tout autre pays francophone, ou bien si vous ...more

Mariana's Bookclub — 885 members — last activity Feb 22, 2021 04:59AM
I decided to start this book club as a means to connect to my followers on a level beyond studying - by commenting and analysing books. As an avid rea ...more

80 books in 2023 — 80 members — last activity Jan 22, 2023 01:47PM
Hi friends:) In the hope of reading more in 2023 I created this list of around 80 books I read or heard good things about. Not all of them will be fo ...more