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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

by Charles Duhigg (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 06, 2026 06:12AM

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On the Calculation of Volume I

by Solvej Balle

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Jan 25, 2026 07:23PM

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Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories

by GennaRose Nethercott (Goodreads Author)

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Laura’s Quotes

“The box isn't all that different from life. If you go in with fear, fear is what you'll find.”
― Blake Crouch, Dark Matter

tags: fear, life, outlook, perspective

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“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

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“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

tags: misattributed-to-c-s-lewis, reading

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“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

tags: love, romance

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“I was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. I grew up in the projects. I never went anywhere. But I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read.”
― George R.R. Martin

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NYU Publishing Book Club — 15 members — last activity Oct 07, 2017 04:16PM
A book club for all publishing students at NYU!

Our Shared Shelf — 222807 members — last activity Jul 11, 2026 02:03PM
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

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 27004 members — last activity Jul 11, 2026 10:34AM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

NYU Publishing Masters — 12 members — last activity Aug 06, 2017 11:32AM
We always talk about how our list of recommended books keeps growing by virtue of being around book lovers on a daily basis. Now we have somewhere to ...more