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In the 1860s, Americans learned that large-scale complex societies are actually fragile, and that a descent into a civil war can be rapid.
“Be alone—that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born. —NIKOLA TESLA, FROM HIS DIARY A”
― The Last Days of Night
― The Last Days of Night
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious….He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. —ALBERT EINSTEIN”
― The Last Days of Night
― The Last Days of Night
“The moment you stop bargaining is the last in which you're ever given a thing.”
― The Last Days of Night
― The Last Days of Night
“I believe it is worthwhile trying to discover more about the world, even if this only teaches us how little we know.”
― The Last Days of Night
― The Last Days of Night
“One doesn't lie down with a lion and get to act surprised if one finds oneself devoured.”
― The Last Days of Night
― The Last Days of Night
Peter’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Peter’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
425 books
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58 friends
7,564 books
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306 friends
496 books
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196 friends
229 books
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89 friends
984 books
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157 friends
884 books
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265 friends
3,399 books
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568 friends
353 books
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523 friends
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