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“It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.”
― Among Others
― Among Others
“Swords can win territories but not hearts, forces can bend heads but not minds.”
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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
“Every fool in error can find a passage of scripture to back him up”
― Black Like Me
― Black Like Me
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
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The Transatlantic Book Club
— 15 members
— 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
— 6 members
— 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
— 1610 members
— last activity Sep 01, 2025 05:18AM
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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— last activity Mar 09, 2026 04:09AM
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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