2wScott
No man is an island, entire of itself....Devotions upon Emergent Occasionsby John Donne
3pomonomo2003
A book that, alas, I no longer own:
And it is in honor of their crimes that I am writing my book. Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet. This is one of the strongest opening pages in twentieth century literature.
And it is in honor of their crimes that I am writing my book. Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet. This is one of the strongest opening pages in twentieth century literature.
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Berlin by David Clay Large
No sooner had he gotten there than the Wall went up, marooning him in the West. P. 485.
The results called into question the degree to which the city was really unified. P. 545
No sooner had he gotten there than the Wall went up, marooning him in the West. P. 485.
The results called into question the degree to which the city was really unified. P. 545
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The Goebbels Diaries by Louis P. Louchner
One always learns something new from this obstinate man. –16.
Gruesome abberations of the human soul were thus revealed. –357.
One always learns something new from this obstinate man. –16.
Gruesome abberations of the human soul were thus revealed. –357.
9Seajack
"Men? That's a gamble that never pays off!" from Three Fortunes in One Cookie by Cochrane Lambert.
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Modes of Thought by Alfred North Whitehead
How do we add content to the notion of bare activity? —147
How do we add content to the notion of bare activity? —147
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The Parallax View by Slavoj Zizek
Here we are at the obscene site where musical enjoyment meets political liquidation. —294
Here we are at the obscene site where musical enjoyment meets political liquidation. —294
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Stalin: In the Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montifiore
Furthermore, Politburo members were sent all the interrogation records. —259
"This cannot continue for long without the danger of accidents," he said." —327
Laughing, they quickly changed the words to "We'll beat them to death and we'll beat them!" —460 (albeit in a footnote).
Furthermore, Politburo members were sent all the interrogation records. —259
"This cannot continue for long without the danger of accidents," he said." —327
Laughing, they quickly changed the words to "We'll beat them to death and we'll beat them!" —460 (albeit in a footnote).
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The Children of the Lens by E. E. "Doc" Smith
One touch –the merest possible contact– and it disappeared. —89.
What she felt was not, in essence and at bottom, fear at all. —115
It was not in balance, statically, dynamically, or electrically. —222
One touch –the merest possible contact– and it disappeared. —89.
What she felt was not, in essence and at bottom, fear at all. —115
It was not in balance, statically, dynamically, or electrically. —222
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The Hard SF Renaissance by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Kramer
Nearly all of my conversations with Bill Tartch get into some kind of intimate area. "Hatching the Phoenix" by Frederik Pohl. —895
Hypatia had been right about what gravitational lensing plus that big mirror could do. —912
Nearly all of my conversations with Bill Tartch get into some kind of intimate area. "Hatching the Phoenix" by Frederik Pohl. —895
Hypatia had been right about what gravitational lensing plus that big mirror could do. —912
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The Prophet Armed by Isaac Deutscher.
The party was constantly torn between the two pursuits.—89
This was his first close association with any Bolshevik circle.—242
Trotsky tried to keep the balance between the two hierarchies.—415
The party was constantly torn between the two pursuits.—89
This was his first close association with any Bolshevik circle.—242
Trotsky tried to keep the balance between the two hierarchies.—415
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The Female Thing: Dirt, Sex, Envy, Vulnerability by Laura Kipnis
Forget penetration –at least forget it for the first hour or so. —56
Forget penetration –at least forget it for the first hour or so. —56
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The Fragile Absolute by Slavoj Zizek
They abandon her because of what they felt was her pride. —156, quoting Toni Morrison.
They abandon her because of what they felt was her pride. —156, quoting Toni Morrison.
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Radical Evolution by Joel Garreau
The Industrial Age's contradictions also created a reaction to it –Marxism. —10
The Industrial Age's contradictions also created a reaction to it –Marxism. —10
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Memoirs of a British Agent by R. H. Bruce Lockhart
The Malays of my village were not civilized like himself. —22
To keep Amai I was prepared to embrace Mohammedanism. —22
For some weeks Polish refugees had been pouring into Moscow. —124
If I had any personal ambitions, I was unconscious of them. —124
My oratory drew tears from the audience and from myself. —147
The happiest omens were augured from his Christian name. —153
To those whom he trusted he was open and without restraint. —175
Common sense told me that the story was a mare's nest. —251
She, too, realized that the days of her reign were numbered. —279
That task I tried to fulfill to the best of my ability. —288
The opening day was devoted to speeches by minor delegates. —297
He turns towards the box in which the Germans are sitting. —299
Certainly, there was no question of disapproval or disavowal. —304
The Malays of my village were not civilized like himself. —22
To keep Amai I was prepared to embrace Mohammedanism. —22
For some weeks Polish refugees had been pouring into Moscow. —124
If I had any personal ambitions, I was unconscious of them. —124
My oratory drew tears from the audience and from myself. —147
The happiest omens were augured from his Christian name. —153
To those whom he trusted he was open and without restraint. —175
Common sense told me that the story was a mare's nest. —251
She, too, realized that the days of her reign were numbered. —279
That task I tried to fulfill to the best of my ability. —288
The opening day was devoted to speeches by minor delegates. —297
He turns towards the box in which the Germans are sitting. —299
Certainly, there was no question of disapproval or disavowal. —304
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Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum
Administrators and warders dutifully enforced rules and regulations. —51
Administrators and warders dutifully enforced rules and regulations. —51
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Paul Among Jews and Gentiles by Krister Standahl
Sickness was seen as a sign of insufficient spiritual endowment.—91
Sickness was seen as a sign of insufficient spiritual endowment.—91
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The Prophet Unarmed by Isaac Deutscher
The last shots died down on the battlefields of the civil war.—3
It was perhaps poorer, for food was scarce even in the Kremlin.—24
The members of the Politbureau were enigmatically reticent.—97
The last shots died down on the battlefields of the civil war.—3
It was perhaps poorer, for food was scarce even in the Kremlin.—24
The members of the Politbureau were enigmatically reticent.—97
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Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdett
(The severed penis, frankly, appeared to me to be a Thai as tom yam soup.)—28
(The severed penis, frankly, appeared to me to be a Thai as tom yam soup.)—28
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Gray Lensman by E. E. "Doc" Smith
Very, very bad... a flare-lit tip-off, if there ever was one.—83
His figure was somewhat human in shape, but not in detail.—93
Very, very bad... a flare-lit tip-off, if there ever was one.—83
His figure was somewhat human in shape, but not in detail.—93
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Elegy for Iris by John Bayley
At the same time, this feeling of détente was very welcome.—85
Iris went to see it countless times but never said a word.—122
The vixen usually raised five or six young there each year.—184
At the same time, this feeling of détente was very welcome.—85
Iris went to see it countless times but never said a word.—122
The vixen usually raised five or six young there each year.—184
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The Prophet Outcast by Isaac Deutscher
His emergence from Prinkipo was bound to heighten and sharpen his dilemna.—211
No, they could not have asked him to become involved in his father's affairs.—233
Was or could the assassination of Kirov be of any advantage to the Opposition?—306
He usually went by car, accompanied by Natalya, a friend, and a bodyguard.—362
At this time the assassin already stood ready at the gate of the house at Avenida Viena.—391
Trotsky's was not only irritated by his visitor's discourtesy; he sensed a fraud again.—404
His emergence from Prinkipo was bound to heighten and sharpen his dilemna.—211
No, they could not have asked him to become involved in his father's affairs.—233
Was or could the assassination of Kirov be of any advantage to the Opposition?—306
He usually went by car, accompanied by Natalya, a friend, and a bodyguard.—362
At this time the assassin already stood ready at the gate of the house at Avenida Viena.—391
Trotsky's was not only irritated by his visitor's discourtesy; he sensed a fraud again.—404
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The Bell by Iris Murdoch
But she soon realized she had no other life to escape into.—12
That she had deeply hurt Paul she tried not to remember.—13
He wore dark grey flannels and a white open-necked shirt.—18
But she soon realized she had no other life to escape into.—12
That she had deeply hurt Paul she tried not to remember.—13
He wore dark grey flannels and a white open-necked shirt.—18
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The Spanish Civil War by Antony Beevor
Recent events indicate that the Spanish civil war is not yet entirely finished.—9
Recent events indicate that the Spanish civil war is not yet entirely finished.—9
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The Dosadi Experiment by Frank Herbert
Those who died by this act wouldn't die immediately.—10
But they'd been slain in her computer, and she knew it.—10
Here lay the norm against which sanity measured itself.—24
Each choice made here demanded the utmost delicacy.—24
Those who died by this act wouldn't die immediately.—10
But they'd been slain in her computer, and she knew it.—10
Here lay the norm against which sanity measured itself.—24
Each choice made here demanded the utmost delicacy.—24
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What We Believe But Cannot Prove, edited by John Brockman
The remote future is squarely in the realm of science fiction. (Martin Rees)–2
The remote future is squarely in the realm of science fiction. (Martin Rees)–2
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Ben Macintyre
The police set fire to the building and burned them all to death.
p139, A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
The police set fire to the building and burned them all to death.
p139, A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
