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“Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.”
― The Partly Cloudy Patriot
― The Partly Cloudy Patriot
“The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free.”
― On Beauty
― On Beauty
“The first duty of wine is to be red. Don't talk to me of your white wines.”
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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“I talk about going to [George W. Bush's] Inauguration and crying when he took the oath, 'cause I was so afraid he was going to wreck the economy and muck up the drinking water'... the failure of my pessimistic imagination at that moment boggles my mind now.”
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The Transatlantic Book Club
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— last activity Feb 12, 2015 01:54PM
We all live too far apart to meet in person (well, most of us), so this is a new venue to talk about what we're reading. At the moment each month's bo ...more
Letters and Diaries
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— last activity Mar 24, 2015 10:47AM
The letters and diaries of the past provide a wealth of detail about the past, the way people lived and how they thought. This is a group to read and ...more
500 Great Books By Women
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500 Great Books By Women A Reader's Guide to the Worlds of Women's Writing Be sure to check out the bookshelf and see if you've reviewed any of the ...more
Our Shared Shelf
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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
Ashley’s 2025 Year in Books
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