Sign in with Facebook
Trajan was ambitious of fame; and as long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters.
“I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.”
― Oedipus Rex
― Oedipus Rex
“In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own.”
―
―
Our Shared Shelf
— 223365 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
Johnnies
— 89 members
— last activity Jul 05, 2017 11:39AM
Open to anyone interested in reading and discussing the Great Books, this group was created especially for students, alumni and friends of St. John's ...more
Great Books
— 24 members
— last activity Apr 27, 2015 01:11PM
From Virgil and the Homeric hymns to Shakespeare to Kant, the classics of Western literature are the fundamental coin of the literary realm. Whether y ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 304227 members
— last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Ted’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ted’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
4,017 books
|
1,121 friends
1,508 books
|
69 friends
332 books
|
81 friends
139 books
|
34 friends
375 books
|
65 friends
2,385 books
|
137 friends
154 books
|
34 friends
148 books
|
115 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Biography, Business, Children's, Classics, Comics, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, and Poetry
Polls voted on by Ted
Lists liked by Ted
