Jeff Rappaport

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Nemesis (Orphan X, #10)

by Gregg Hurwitz (Goodreads Author)

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Jeff’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer

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The cardinal error of the Germans who opposed Nazism was their failure to unite against it.

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

by William Manchester

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Jeff’s Quotes

“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ”
― James Baldwin

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“There was no harm in taking aim, even if the target was a dream.”
― John Knowles, A Separate Peace

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“The sum of a million facts is not the truth.”
― William Manchester

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“It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

tags: attitude, contentment, happiness, inspirational, life

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“Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

tags: dishonesty, general-obregon-s-philosophy, inspirational, life, people

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Farnam Street — 178 members — last activity Feb 23, 2018 04:08PM
This group is for members of the Farnam Street Learning Community

Old Books, New Readers — 2452 members — last activity May 25, 2026 06:55AM
This is a group for people who want to read old books and classics and then discuss them as a group. The mods choose themes each voting period (usual ...more

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The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as ...more

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NonFiction Pulitzers — 839 members — last activity Jun 02, 2026 12:01PM
A group to read the General Nonfiction, Biography/Autobiography, and History Books that won or were a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

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