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― The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning
― The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
― Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address
― Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address
The History Book Club
— 25755 members
— last activity Dec 27, 2025 12:18PM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
21st Century Literature
— 3484 members
— last activity 8 hours, 50 min ago
For people interested in keeping up with the modern literary classics. We will be reading fiction and fine literature from 2000 to present, with the i ...more
Classics and the Western Canon
— 4925 members
— last activity 20 hours, 23 min ago
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
Reading the Classics
— 4052 members
— last activity May 10, 2025 07:28AM
This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is ...more
THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP
— 2680 members
— last activity 12 hours, 49 min ago
A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more
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