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New comment on Denise's review of
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
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New comment on Lindsay's review of
Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star (Book 2)
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Wuthering Heights (Paperback) by Emily Brontë bookshelves: classics |
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The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll And Mr Hyde (Hardcover) by Robert Louis Stevenson bookshelves: classics |
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recommended for: Human beings
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"The duality of man is fabulously on display here. The diminutive stature of Hyde suprised me becuase I have only seen him depicted on film as huge. I think the smallness fits the metaphore much better though. Great metaphor for addiction and other...more
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The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators, Book 2) by Robert Arthur bookshelves: youth |
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"Read as a kid. I used to love these books. Great for 8-12 year olds. Good mysteries to try to figure out.
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The Canterbury Tales (Paperback) by Geoffrey Chaucer |
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Beowulf by Anonymous bookshelves: epic |
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recommended for: People interested in their Germaninc Roots, Epic lovers
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"Gummere's verse translation is my favorite to date as it takes great care to follow the alliterative structure of the original Old English. He also uses Modern English words that have their root in Old English when ever possible. The prose translat...more
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New comment on Gary's review of
Prelude to Glory, Vol. 1: Our Sacred Honor
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The Consolation of Philosophy: Boethius (Paperback) by Boethius, Richard H. Green |
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Brandon's favorite quotes
"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
— Mark Twain
— Mark Twain
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by frost."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by frost."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
— Mark Twain
— Mark Twain
tags:
wisdom
1644 people liked it
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
— Mark Twain
— Mark Twain
tags:
dreams
1484 people liked it
"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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Lindsay 287 books 30 friends |
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Patrick H.T. 20 books 375 friends |
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Kayla 108 books 26 friends |
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Nettie 114 books 18 friends |
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Mandi 0 books 16 friends |
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Lori 35 books 16 friends |
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Denise 137 books 44 friends |
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Ganelle 33 books 9 friends |
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Jackie 28 books 16 friends |
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Rebecca 20 books 19 friends |
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Brian 104 books 26 friends |
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Nicholas 27 books 1 friend |
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Danielle 61 books 14 friends |
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Jill 82 books 16 friends |
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Liz 0 books 10 friends |
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