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Gabriel
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When a dedicated employee turns to her employer with a problem, especially one related to the workplace, the least he can do is acknowledge her existence.
“Society tends to underestimate the harm caused by bad sleep and many of us subject ourselves to avoidable harm by routinely going to bed late, getting up early, and having low-quality sleep in between. Just as those in extreme environments cope better when they get good sleep, most of us would feel better if we slept better.”
― Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits
― Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits
“Where there are wars, there will be crows, the carrion-fanciers. And ravens too, the warbirds, the eyeball gourmands. And vultures, the holy birds of yore, old connoisseurs of rot.”
― MaddAddam
― MaddAddam
“As the coward sees danger where there is, practically speaking, none, the reckless man does not see it where it actually exists…The really brave man does not overlook the danger. He does not let his mind dwell upon it; but if it exists he knows just what it is”
― Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits
― Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits
“What had really given birth to the Romantic Movement in the history of human ideas was affluence—an increase in the number of people who had plenty enough to eat, enough education to read and write, and time to ruminate on their own personal emotions.”
― Prince Lestat
― Prince Lestat
“Chaos is indeed the normal state of affairs on the battleground, and no army has figured out a way to plan effectively for, let alone alleviate, the so-called fog of war. When the military is confronted with the fratricidal carnage that predictably results, denial and dissembling are its time-honored responses of first resort.”
― Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
― Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Ask Mary Roach - Wednesday, April 10th!
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Join us on Wednesday, April 10th for a special discussion with author Mary Roach! Mary will be discussing her work, including her most recent book Gul ...more
Gabriel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gabriel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, History, Horror, Manga, Memoir, Mystery, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Travel, Young-adult, and Judaism
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