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“A lot of truths about the living world are recorded in bad books; they are just badly written about.”
― The Radetzky March
― The Radetzky March
“Compassion is the basis of morality.”
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“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”
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“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”
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“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.”
― A Civil Campaign
― A Civil Campaign
Ovid's Metamorphoses and Further Metamorphoses
— 93 members
— last activity Feb 08, 2020 02:44PM
To read the Metamorphoses of Ovid, in any of the many translations (or the original), and at whatever speed it takes, with three goals in mind: 1. To ...more
The Thomas Mann Group
— 255 members
— last activity Jan 17, 2026 05:34AM
Members of Kindred Spirits and other interested GR members read the works of Thomas Mann. Our next scheduled read is The Magic Mountain, taking plac ...more
Stefan Zweig Group
— 90 members
— last activity Jan 15, 2018 11:37PM
A Group on the books of Stefan Zweig, starting with his Memoirs, The World from Yesterday.
Doktor Faustus
— 16 members
— last activity Apr 19, 2015 04:46PM
This is a joint read of Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus, to follow a recent read of both Buddenbrooks and The Magic Mountain. ...more
Homer's The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson
— 208 members
— last activity Aug 15, 2025 01:06PM
In this group, we will read and discuss Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Odyssey, published in November 2017 by Norton. We also welcome d ...more
Elena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Biography, Book Club, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry, Politics, War, and german-literature
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