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  1. Arthur Conan Doyle _ A Study in Scarlet

    Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses:"1. Knowledge of Literature: Nil.2. Knowledge of Philosophy: Nil.3. Knowledge of Astronomy: Nil.4. Knowledge of Politics: Feeble.5. Knowledge of Botany: Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.6. Knowledge of Geology: Practical but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.7. Knowledge of Chemistry: Profound.8. Knowledge of Anatomy: Accurate but unsystematic.9. Knowledge of Sensational Literature: Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.10. Plays the violin well.11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman.12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.
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  2. Plato _ The Republic

    If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
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  3. Julia Quinn _ What Happens in London

    And so Harry became proficient in the task of cleaning up vomit.
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  4. Robert A. Heinlein _ The Cat Who Walks Through

    Sex, whatever else it is, is an athletic skill. The more you practice, the more you can, the more you want to, the more you enjoy it, the less it tires you.
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  5. Salman Rushdie _ Luka and the Fire of Life

    Rashid did not give in. "Look how his hands move on the contols," he told her. "In those worlds left-handedness does not impede him. Amazingly, he is almost ambidextrous." Soraya snorted with annoyance. "Have you seen his handwriting?" she said. "Will his hedgehogs and plumbers help with that? Will his 'pisps' and 'wees' get him through school? Such names! They sound like going to the bathroom or what." Rashid began to smile placatingly. "The term is ," he began but Soraya turned on her heel and walked away, waving one hand high above her head. "Do not speak to me of such things," she said over her shoulder, speaking in her grandest voice. "I am in-console-able."
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  6. Simone Elkeles _ Rules of Attraction

    You know about fixing cars, you're athletic, and you know when to shut up.""That last one isn't a skill.""Honey, trust me. It's a skill.
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  7. J. Maarten Troost _ The Sex Lives of Cannibals:

    Like many highly educated people, I didn't have much in the way of actual skills.
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