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Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson
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Philosophical Tales: Being an Alternative History Revealing the Characters, the Plots, and the Hidden Scenes That Make Up the True Story of Philosophy
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How to Be a Woman
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No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Parenthood
Henriette Mantel, Nancy Van Iderstine
Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition
Ben Schott
The Best American Short Plays 2010-2011

Stranger in a Strange Land

Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert A. Heinlein Like many of the reviews I've seen on here, I like the first part of the book and then it loses all appeal in the second half. Once he "understands people" he pretty much becomes a regular person with tricks. He loses all of his innocence and purity and lowers himself to try to win people. The ideas regarding sex and sexuality become more and more dated the more important they become to Smith's plans. I'm glad I read it but I'm really unclear as to why this is the greatest science fiction book.