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“All that is really going in your mouth is texture and chemicals. It is your brain that reads these scentless, flavorless molecules and vivifies them for your pleasure. Your brownie is sheet music. It is your brain that makes it a symphony.”
― The Body: A Guide for Occupants
― The Body: A Guide for Occupants
“[T]hat’s the thing about American governmental intervention: When it’s effective, it’s enveloped in a narrative of “American ingenuity and hard work”; when it’s ineffective, it’s proof of the fundamentally immoral nature of government assistance.”
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“Won’t most of us die in fairly unclimactic ways, our passing unremarked by almost everyone, our deaths becoming plot points in the narratives of the people around us?”
― Sea of Tranquility
― Sea of Tranquility
“God is the most uninteresting answer to the most interesting questions.”
― Trust
― Trust
“Something was making poor people poor, according to this idea. And it was welfare. Welfare "transforms the individual from a dignified, industrious, self-reliant spiritual being into a dependent animal creature without his knowing it," U.S. senator Barry Goldwater wrote in The Conscience of the Conservative in 1960. Goldwater and his ideological descendants said little to nothing about rich White people who depended on the welfare of inheritances, tax cuts, government contracts, hookups, and bailouts.”
― How to Be an Antiracist
― How to Be an Antiracist
Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more
Tournament of Books
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This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more
code{4}lib
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— last activity Apr 04, 2014 05:44AM
-- because the curly brackets say it all. Welcome to the #code4lib book club. We're loosely affiliated librarians [usually, but not always] that work ...more
High School Classics Through New Eyes
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— last activity Jun 04, 2011 05:20AM
A group for anyone who may not have done the reading in high school that they were supposed to, but would like to do so now. If you're like me, ther ...more
Chicks On Lit
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(Est. Feb 14, 2008) More than a reading group of women but a place for honest, respectful, intelligent conversations led by adult women. Discussions a ...more
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