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Reading for the 4th time
read in September 1969
Fred said:
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I haven't read this particular edition, but I look forward to reading it soon.Stranger in a Strange Land is one of the most inspiring books I ever read, right next to Frank Herbert's Dune! I read it twice from the high school library when I was in ma ...more "
but about things that will do you good if your child dies, or your brother
“Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.”
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“Through discipline comes freedom.”
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“Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms -- you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.”
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“Only where love and need are one,
And the work is play for mortal stakes
Is the deed ever truly done
For Heaven and the future's sakes”
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And the work is play for mortal stakes
Is the deed ever truly done
For Heaven and the future's sakes”
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“I must study politics and war," wrote John Adams, "that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics, and philosophy, geography, natural history, and naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children the right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain." Adams saw clearly that politics is the indispensable foundation for things elegant and beautiful. First and above all else, you must secure life, liberty and the right to pursue your own happiness.”
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Fred’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Fred’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,649 books
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104 friends
594 books
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4,243 friends
1,333 books
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964 friends
29 books
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3 friends
81 books
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42 friends
53 books
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175 friends
282 books
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34 friends
6 books
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23 friends
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