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“We live in the loopholes of natural laws, seeking extensions, exceptions, and excuses. The laws of nature still mark the outer boundaries of permissibility—but life, in all its idiosyncratic, mad weirdness, flourishes by reading between the lines.”
― The Gene: An Intimate History
― The Gene: An Intimate History
“Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell. —Karl Popper”
― The Gene: An Intimate History
― The Gene: An Intimate History
“Show me that you can divide the notes of a song; But first, show me that you can discern Between what can be divided And what cannot. —An anonymous musical composition inspired by a classical Sanskrit poem”
― The Gene: An Intimate History
― The Gene: An Intimate History
“What is a seed if not the purest kind of memory, a link to every generation that has gone before it?”
― Memory Wall
― Memory Wall
“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”
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Reading the Classics
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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
Jewish Historical Fiction
— 762 members
— last activity Apr 16, 2026 08:09AM
For those that love Jewish historical fiction representating as many cultures, countries, and time periods as we can find.
The History Book Club
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"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
Human Origins—Explorations and Discussions in Anthropology, Biology, Archaeology, and Geology
— 675 members
— last activity Nov 27, 2024 11:08AM
An informal on-line “bulletin-board” resource for readers interested in staying abreast of the current state-of-knowledge and the latest books, techni ...more
NonFiction Book Reading Group
— 162 members
— last activity Jan 26, 2018 09:10AM
This book group has been created so that we can all read and enjoy at least one nonfiction book a month. Selections will come from History, Biography, ...more
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