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Queen Demon (The Rising World, #2)

by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Illustrated): The Classic Edition with Original Illustrations

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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

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The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle, #4) by Ursula K. Le Guin

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In fact, while we read a novel, we are insane—bonkers. We believe in the existence of people who aren’t there, we hear their voices, we watch the battle of Borodino with them, we may even become Napoleon. Sanity returns (in most cases) when ...more

Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

by Iain M. Banks

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“Monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles during their migration across North America,”
― Randall Munroe, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

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“There was one time that a pirate buried treasure somewhere. One time. And the entire idea of buried pirate treasure comes from that one incident.”
― Randall Munroe, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

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“Basically, all emotions are modifications of one primordial, undifferentiated emotion that has its origin in the loss of awareness of who you are beyond name and form.”
― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

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“In addition to ice skates, physicists don’t really understand what causes electric charges to build up in thunderstorms, why sand in an hourglass flows at the speed it does, or why your hair gets a static charge when you rub it with a balloon.”
― Randall Munroe, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

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“The primary function of financial capitalism is to efficiently funnel money from those with an excess of it to those who need it.”
― William J. Bernstein, The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups

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