Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now.
“But one thing I do thank her for, for teaching me to learn for myself, by reading and studying and writing a clear hand. And for keeping alive in me somehow the desire to know.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“If Tom had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.”
― Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
― Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
“One can think of street food as a moving map of a city’s culture. It translates culture into the language of the tongue on a continuous basis. As a city collects its inhabitants from a wide range of migrants, street food gradually alters its character to reflect the tastes of its residents. It is a testament of both the city as it was and as it is becoming.”
― Mother Pious Lady: Making Sense Of Everyday India
― Mother Pious Lady: Making Sense Of Everyday India
“Psychologically, faith has two entirely different meanings. It can be the expression of an inner relatedness to mankind and affirmation of life; or it can be a reaction formation against a fundamental feeling of doubt, rooted in the isolation of the individual and his negative attitude toward life.”
― Escape from Freedom
― Escape from Freedom
“In the quiet back streets of Lérida and Barbastro I seemed to catch a momentary glimpse, a sort of far-off rumour of the Spain that dwells in everyone's imagination. White sierras, goatherds, dungeons of the Inquisition, Moorish palaces, black winding trains of mules, grey olive trees and groves of lemons, girls in black mantillas, the wines of Málaga and Alicante, cathedrals, cardinals, bull-fights, gypsies, serenades—in short, Spain.”
― Homage to Catalonia
― Homage to Catalonia
The Free Book Challenge
— 1102 members
— last activity Dec 16, 2024 02:37AM
This group is for people who think they spend a little bit too much money on books and would like to start reading their FREE books they have accumula ...more
Brilliant Books You've Never Heard Of
— 1766 members
— last activity Jan 12, 2021 04:41AM
Looking for something off the beaten path? This is a great place to start. We are going to be focused on modern books, anything published after 1960, ...more
Pick-a-Shelf
— 2447 members
— last activity Nov 11, 2026 03:21PM
The purpose to this group is to challenge all you avid readers out there to expand your reading beyond your preferred genres. Who knows you may find s ...more
Mumbai Bookworms
— 811 members
— last activity Sep 29, 2026 12:12PM
Calling on all the closet bookworm denizens of Mumbai who like to engage in pretty much anything dealing with a book - read, write, review, discuss - ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 349075 members
— last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Harsh’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Harsh’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
697 books
|
138 friends
279 books
|
60 friends
518 books
|
328 friends
145 books
|
88 friends
1,788 books
|
1,359 friends
392 books
|
443 friends
542 books
|
58 friends
371 books
|
116 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Harsh
Lists liked by Harsh