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“The secret of happiness is very simply this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile”
― The Conquest of Happiness
― The Conquest of Happiness
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― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Classics and the Western Canon
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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
Chase’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Chase’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,231 books
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10 friends
761 books
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10 friends
382 books
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25 friends
39 books
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6 friends
357 books
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50 books
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4 friends
888 books
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8 friends
1,363 books
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79 friends
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Classics, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, atheism, and social science
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