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John’s favorite books

World War Z by Max Brooks The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure by Sarah Macdonald Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov 1984 by George Orwell A Director Prepares by Anne Bogart 2001 by Arthur C. Clarke Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
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Dumas Malone
“The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness.”
― Dumas Malone, Jefferson the Virginian
tags: bold, boldness, courtesy, mind, politeness, scabbard, sheathed, thomas-jefferson
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Jane Austen
“I am not fond of the idea of my shrubberies being always approachable.”
― Jane Austen, Persuasion
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The City & the City by China MiévilleAnathem by Neal StephensonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
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