Daniel Quinn
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January 01, 1935
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The United States
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Literature & Fiction
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Daniel Quinn (born 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a U.S. writer. He is best known for his book Ishmael (1992), which won the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award in 1991.
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Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn avg rating 3.90 — 11,421 ratings — published 1992 16 editions |
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The Story of B: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn avg rating 4.06 — 1,911 ratings — published 1996 4 editions |
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My Ishmael by Daniel Quinn avg rating 3.91 — 1,957 ratings — published 1997 5 editions |
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Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure by Daniel Quinn avg rating 3.77 — 515 ratings — published 1999 4 editions |
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After Dachau by Daniel Quinn avg rating 3.70 — 486 ratings — published 2001 5 editions |
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The Holy by Daniel Quinn avg rating 3.66 — 252 ratings — published 2002 2 editions |
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Providence by Daniel Quinn avg rating 3.51 — 251 ratings — published 1994 3 editions |
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Tales of Adam by Daniel Quinn avg rating 3.49 — 146 ratings — published 2005 |
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The Man Who Grew Young by Daniel Quinn avg rating 3.71 — 102 ratings — published 2001 2 editions |
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Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife: On the Other Side Known Commonly As "The Little Book" by Daniel Quinn avg rating 3.23 — 114 ratings — published 1997 2 editions |
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"If the world is saved, it will not be saved by old minds with new programs but by new minds with no programs at all."
— Daniel Quinn (The Story of B: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit)
— Daniel Quinn (The Story of B: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit)
"Thinkers aren't limited by what they know, because they can always increase what they know. Rather they're limited by what puzzles them, because there's no way to become curious about something that doesn't puzzle you."
— Daniel Quinn (My Ishmael)
— Daniel Quinn (My Ishmael)
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