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I remember many of those in the homes of the premies I used to know. Be Here Now was almost universal.
I would add Stranger in a Strange Land to the library.
The word "grok", coined in the novel, made its way into the English language. In Heinlein's invented Martian language, "grok" literally means "to drink" and figuratively means "to comprehend", "to love", and "to be one with". The word rapidly became common parlance among science fiction fans, hippies, and later computer programmers[20] and hackers,[21] and has since entered the Oxford English Dictionary.[22]
Modified by Susan at Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 14:50:29
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