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omertt27 · May 2, 2026
Martin Eden was the best
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BrunoBernardino · May 2, 2026
The Analects by Confucius (translated by Annping Chin)
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BrunoBernardino · May 2, 2026
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (translated by Gia-Fu Feng)
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verdverm · May 2, 2026
On Tyranny
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BrunoBernardino · May 2, 2026
This Is Water by David Foster Wallace
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verdverm · May 2, 2026
A Business and its Beliefs
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onecommentman · May 3, 2026
a period copy of Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Canadian professor and humorist, Stephen Leacock, published in 1914.
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BrunoBernardino · May 2, 2026
As Causas do Atraso Português by Nuno Palma
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anenefan · May 2, 2026
I took time to get my hands on a "Pears' Cyclopaedia" for her birthday.
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sahar_builds · May 2, 2026
Photobox: 250 Images You Need To See, Thames&Hudson
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mac3n · May 2, 2026
"Proto" - Laura Spinney. Proto-Indoeuropean.
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anenefan · May 2, 2026
with sincerity I got her dark but funny "The Book of Bunny Suicides" by Andy Riley.
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