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- In Praise of Idleness– Bertrand Russell –Summary
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- Will It Fly Summary (7/10)
- Modern Man in Search of a Soul Summary (8/10)
- Part 2: Stir Up The Transgressive and Taboo (The Art of Seduction)
- Chapter 19: And They Lived Happily Every After (Sapiens)
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