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Chris Young
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We woke to a short, decided rain and to the intoxicating scent of wet on hot pavement, a prelude to the monsoons.
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“Intelligence evolves to gives us an advantage over the other animals on our planet. But evolution is lazy. Once a problem is solved, the trait stops evolving.”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
“No two persons ever read the same book.”
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“No one can tell that he may not some day set a stone rolling or take or neglect some ordinary step which in its consequences will alter the history of the world.”
― The World Crisis Vol 2: 1915
― The World Crisis Vol 2: 1915
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
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“Physics is really nothing more than a search for ultimate simplicity, but so far all we have is a kind of elegant messiness.”
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
Non Fiction Book Club
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This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technolog ...more
NonFiction Pulitzers
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— last activity Jul 11, 2026 04:32PM
A group to read the General Nonfiction, Biography/Autobiography, and History Books that won or were a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Goodreads Los Angeles
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— last activity Jun 07, 2020 11:05AM
A group for Los Angeles readers and writers.
Chris’s 2025 Year in Books
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