“I never learned anything at all in school and didn't read a book for pleasure until I was 19 years old.”
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“A remarkably disciplined scholar, Jefferson spent money on books the way less purposeful young men spent it on whiskey or women.”
― Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
― Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy"
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Readers, authors, illustrators, and editors aggregate here to discuss Sword & Sorcery books and related media (movies, comics, blogposts, etc.). ...more
THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
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A chance to discuss books covering the Napoleonic Wars. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with ...more
Science Fiction Aficionados
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Welcome to Sci Fi Aficionados. We love all things science fiction, with an emphasis on the classics of the genre. Members are welcome to discuss all t ...more
Pulp Fiction
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Hard Boiled detective novels, noir, and great crime novels (old and new)
American Westerns
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The American Westerns group provides a forum for the appreciation and discussion of classic and current fiction of the Old West.
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