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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
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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.
803 books
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11 friends
1,300 books
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110 books
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5 friends
393 books
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39 books
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1,379 books
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79 friends
77 books
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25 friends
53 books
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5 friends
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Classics, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, atheism, and social science
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