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There are about 20,000 to 24,000 protein-encoding genes in our DNA, a much lower estimate than the 100,000 that scientists thought was a good guess just ten years ago1.
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
BOOK-A-HOLICS
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WHEN I GET A LITTLE MONEY, I BUY BOOKS; IF ANY IS LEFT I BUY FOOD AND CLOTHES. DESIDERIUS ERASMUS 1466-1536 This Group was founded in September 20 ...more
Classics and the Western Canon
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This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
Amazon Kindle Prime Readers & KDP Select Authors
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This is a group for readers who own a Kindle and are enrolled in Kindle Prime. Authors who have their books currently in the KDP Select program are en ...more
History of Medicine & Diseases
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A pulic discussion of nonfiction books (sometimes edgy and controversial) relating to the history of diseases, evolutionary medicine and related topic ...more
Althea’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Althea’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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