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Jessy is Currently Reading

Jessy is currently reading

Beware of Pity

by Stefan Zweig

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Dec 26, 2025 08:54PM

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The Creative Act: A Way of Being

by Rick Rubin

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Dec 08, 2023 12:53AM

Jessy’s Quotes

“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

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Jessy’s Groups

MIT 2019 — 34 members — last activity Dec 22, 2014 01:05PM
The best books for the best people.

MIT Alumni Book Club — 873 members — last activity Jul 26, 2020 12:54PM
Welcome to the MIT alumni book club, a place for alumni to chat with MIT faculty about their favorite books. Each month, faculty will lead a discussio ...more

EconTalk — 119 members — last activity Feb 23, 2013 02:07PM
Group for the discussion and listing of the books promoted in the excellent EconTalk podcast.

MIT Reads — 282 members — last activity Oct 26, 2022 11:22AM
MIT Reads is an all-MIT reading experience that aims to build community and foster understanding. Events and discussions are open to the entire MIT co ...more