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Mark’s 2025 Year in Books
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Really not a fictional world, but a past world. I would love to have experienced Scandinavia 150-200 years ago.
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Trump is a fascist. Let’s be honest. Let’s be straightforward. Let’s not mince words. Trump and those who follow in his footsteps, turn the other cheek, act like sycophants, allow his insanity, support his lies and debaucheries are simply soldiers of fascism. They are cowards. They are ignorant if not stupid.
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| This is an interesting study of human psychology and our ability to justify actions and beliefs. And given the situation in the USA at the moment (2026) the book is apropos. Mayer interviews ten individuals in a small town in Germany directly after W ...more | |
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| This historical account of two of the most influential persons on modern American history is both an enlightening account of how the country rose so quickly to superpower status, and the horrific ends by which it took to do so. The Dulles brothers ar ...more | |
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| Bob Woodward is famous for his honesty and his straightforward journalism and while some may admire him and some hate him, these characteristics cannot be denied. The Trump Tapes are a collection of recordings that Woodward had with Donald Trump duri ...more | |
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| I've never thought of Stephen King as a producer of good literature, but more of an entertainer. I was wrong. Being a writer myself I enjoy reading and listening to other writer's processes and rituals concerning their own writing and King's book is ...more | |
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| The story presented is of Trump's last days in 2020 and culminates in the atrocious and grievous acts of his followers on January 6th. Michael Wolff's second installment of his 'insider' take on the Trump Whitehouse is illuminating, horrifying, enter ...more | |
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“There are those who scoff at the schoolboy, calling him frivolous and
shallow: Yet it was the schoolboy who said 'Faith is believing what you
know ain't so'.”
― Pudd'nhead Wilson
shallow: Yet it was the schoolboy who said 'Faith is believing what you
know ain't so'.”
― Pudd'nhead Wilson
“Creator: A comedian whose audience is afraid to laugh.”
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“That which is done out of love is always beyond good and evil.”
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“To hate man and worship God seems to be the sum of all the creeds.”
― Some Mistakes of Moses
― Some Mistakes of Moses
“it is just as wrong, or even perhaps more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.”
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Atheists and Skeptics
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— last activity Jan 26, 2026 02:44PM
This is a group meant for the discussion of atheism and skepticism and the books associated with both. Recommending books arguing for or against relig ...more
Should a Book be Judged by the Author's Personal Morality
— 90 members
— last activity May 04, 2020 11:15AM
If I’m not mistaken, one of the issues surrounding the GR take-down was whether a reviewer could ignore the content of a book and leave one-star and n ...more
Things that make you chuckle
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— last activity Dec 08, 2020 09:05AM
Funny quotes, lines from books you like, musings, bumper stickers, whatever makes you laugh. I would hope that we can keep this light-hearted. If anyt ...more
GoodReviews: The Official Book Review Contest
— 250 members
— last activity Sep 10, 2012 05:45AM
Help us find the best reviews on Goodreads! Nominate reviews here for our monthly review-writing contest! Winners will be announced each month in our ...more
SCOTUS History and Philosophy
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— last activity Jul 19, 2022 04:53PM
A discussion of cases and issues and books related to the U.S. Note that this group is basically defunct. I am referring people to Alan Johnson's very ...more
