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Ruth
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To write what he wanted – novels, essays, everything – he knew he must first have Adventures.
“You think that because you understand “one” that you must therefore understand “two” because one and one make two. But you forget that you must also understand “and.”
― Thinking in Systems: A Primer
― Thinking in Systems: A Primer
“Because nonbeing longs for being, on occasion it creates a stronger sense of being than being itself.”
― White
― White
“There are so many different kinds of stupidity, and cleverness is one of the worst.”
― The Magic Mountain
― The Magic Mountain
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
― Man and Superman
― Man and Superman
“What we seek, at the deepest level, is inwardly to resemble, rather than physically to possess, the objects and places that touch us through their beauty.”
― The Architecture of Happiness
― The Architecture of Happiness
The Mookse and the Gripes
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Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
ManBookering
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— last activity May 17, 2023 10:29AM
Join us as we read the backlist of Man Booker Prize winners and the nominees each year for the MBP!
Non Fiction Book Club
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This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technolog ...more
Ruth’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ruth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Book Club, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, History, Horror, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Self help, Suspense, and Spirituality
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