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Huge Craftsman homes run along the hills above the bay that empties into the ocean. They speak of a time before the economy ebbed, as it always does in places that depend on natural resources.
“In fact, if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once large sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people.”
― Animal Machines
― Animal Machines
“As to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.”
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“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”
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“Man is the cruelest animal.”
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Our Shared Shelf
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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
The American West
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— last activity Jul 06, 2013 10:27AM
Readers discussing the American West, today and throughout history.
Our History
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— last activity Dec 16, 2025 08:31AM
This group is for anyone who is interested in history - biographies, narratives, hard history, historical fiction, alternate history, etc. - to share ...more
Slavery Narratives
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— last activity Mar 15, 2009 10:49PM
This group is for people to tell me about good slavery narratives, both fiction and non-fiction, and especially fictional neo-narratives
Steampunk Lit
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— last activity Mar 28, 2015 01:58AM
Being a collection of books with a steampunk bent. Rife with explorers, mad scientists, steam power, sword-wielding warriors and clever young girls wi ...more
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