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“You are killing me, fish, the old man thought. But you have a right to. Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than you, brother. Come on and kill me. I do not care who kills who.”
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“The real ugliness lies in the relationship between people who produce the technology and the things they produce, which results in a similar relationship between the people who use the technology and the things they use.”
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“Do you ever feel like the Redcoats?”
― Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
― Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
“Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma.”
― Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
― Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
“The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach. I have heard them all, and of the three elemental voices, that of ocean is the most awesome, beautiful and varied.”
― The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod
― The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod
History of the American Revolution
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Any and all books, articles, etc relating to the history of the American Revolution
The American Civil War
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Focuses on books, discussions, comments, reviews, and questions on the American Revolution. Just kidding.
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Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
HORROR or HEAVEN
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Welcome to Horror or Heaven, a reading group combining horror, science fiction, thrillers, mystery and more. Dig yourself a grave and explore the d ...more
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"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
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