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The Whole Truth by David Baldacci
" Learned a new term with this one, “perception management” . The DOD even has manuals on it.It is he process of creating facts as “truth” and publishing them in as many was as possible so that they are actually perceived as true. In this case a bil... " Read more of this review »
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"I didn't remember that at all. I need to reread the book, he sighed, looking at the Kindle with 1500 books on it, the blanket chest with 218, the book...more "
The Iliad by Homer
" Sing – O Muses – of an epic poem,
Homer-written, but Fagles-translated;
the illustrious Iliad, is its name.
Regarding the content, content competent readers
with a brief but brilliant description,
of how Achaeans and Trojans
became embroiled in blo... " Read more of this review »
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Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others as long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well or nearly as well himself, but, when the speaker rises above him, jealousy is aroused and he begins to be incredulous.Thucydides
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Robert Louis Stevenson
“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
Robert Louis Stevenson

Henry James
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
Henry James

Winston Churchill
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.”
Winston Churchill

Douglas Adams
“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Rudyard Kipling
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
Rudyard Kipling

Lovecraft Universe Quantum Physics Bizarro NaNovel (Parenting & Families)
1 chapters   —   updated May 31, 2012 10:32am
Description: HP Lovecraft III can stop the cuttlefish from bringing the Apocalypse to humanity. Trouble is, he's addicted to the sexual pleasure the cuttlefish bring him. Humanity's very survival...multiple orgasms...let me think....
Alexander in India: An Operatic Romance (Gay & Lesbian)
3 chapters   —   updated Nov 02, 2011 08:42pm
Description: NaNoWriMo 2011
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