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Jacob Petersen
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“Oh, it’s lovely to see you!” Franny said as the cab moved off. “I’ve missed you.” The words were no sooner out than she realized that she didn’t mean them at all. Again with guilt, she took Lane’s hand and tightly, warmly laced fingers
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“Gradually the waiting began to feel less like waiting and more like this was simply what life was: the distracting tasks undertaken while the thing you are waiting for continues not to happen.”
― Conversations with Friends
― Conversations with Friends
“She believes Marianne lacks ‘warmth’, by which she means the ability to beg for love from people who hate her.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“You live through certain things before you understand them. You can’t always take the analytical position.”
― Conversations with Friends
― Conversations with Friends
“An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.”
― The Intelligent Investor
― The Intelligent Investor
“We think of science as discovery, art as invention, but is there a “third world” of mathematics, which is somehow, mysteriously, both?”
― On the Move: A Life
― On the Move: A Life
New & Noteworthy book club
— 51 members
— last activity Apr 26, 2018 01:50PM
This is an off-shoot for the in-person New & Noteworthy book club. We do meet in person monthly every fourth Thursday at BookPeople in Austin, Texas. ...more
Jacob’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jacob’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
487 books
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8 friends
537 books
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934 friends
512 books
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3 friends
600 books
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2,048 friends
1,632 books
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171 friends
1,163 books
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2,736 friends
1,479 books
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73 friends
1,865 books
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59 friends
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