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Book cover for Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets ofthe Heart

Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets ofthe Heart by James R. Doty

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“When your mind wanders away from your breath it’s not good or bad. It’s just doing what it does. Just notice it. Then guide it back to your breath. Help it focus again. That’s all. You just have to show it who is in control. All I want you ...more

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“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: life, simile

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“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: 1929, viereck-interview

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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, inspirational, life, live, miracle, miracles

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“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
― Laurence J. Peter

tags: misattributed-einstein

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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, children, fairy-tales

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Indonesians Who Love English Books — 3868 members — last activity Sep 11, 2025 08:42AM
This group is created for Indonesians who love to read English books. Anyone is welcomed here. Books to be discussed are English books that can be fou ...more

Goodreads Indonesia — 27325 members — last activity 21 hours, 51 min ago
Goodreads Indonesia dibentuk tanggal 7 Juni 2007 oleh Femmy Syahrani dan ditujukan untuk para pembaca buku berbahasa Indonesia yang ingin mendiskusika ...more

The Infernal Devices — 1962 members — last activity May 26, 2025 06:34PM
Fans of the books, The Mortal Instruments and The Dark Artifices welcome. (This is the very first TID group) **Some of the polls on this group contai ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 223347 members — last activity Dec 16, 2025 12:22AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Advanced Copies for Review & Book Giveaways — 15927 members — last activity Dec 28, 2025 02:01PM
A place to help authors and reviewers come together to get the word out about new books as well as a group for anyone to post or enter listings for bo ...more

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