false 1142366 Through them I journey to worlds distant and near.
I have lived a thousand lives and died a thousand deaths.
I've fallen in love hundreds of times and fallen out of it hundreds more.
I've wept for the savagery of humanity
Savored its tender beauty and mortality.
Though none of these lives are my own, once read, they all have become part of who I am. ]]> male Japan 05/2008 12/2009 1113469 Hermann Hesse 3961 Alan Moore 178755 C. Terry Warner 20105 Joseph Campbell 1501668 Alan Wilson Watts 3487 Aldous Huxley 25 651 318 true 5621906 read 2 true 2377574 currently-reading 332 true 2377573 to-read 69 false 2479844 classics 43 false 2399807 political 37 false 2399800 spiritual-development 33 false 2399801 philosophy 31 false 2399804 history 23 false 2399792 biographies 23 false 4143783 social-commentary 22 false 2661453 religious 20 false 3770722 inspirational 19 false 5076832 paradigm-shifting 13 false 2399794 graphic-novels 13 false 4143754 economics 11 false 5379843 adventure-survival 10 false 3990219 books-for-hannah 9 false 3961211 mountain-climbing 8 false 3825613 children-s-literature 4 false 9063398 epics 4 false 8226398 leadership 4 false 3541493 science 2 false 7612500 poetry Simplexity: Why Simple Things Become Complex (and How Complex Things Can Be Made Simple) by Jeffrey Kluger]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75094086 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51onc9vTpvL._SL75_.jpg 1142366 Hans http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246894567p2/1142366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1142366-hans Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:54:26 -0800 SuperFreakonomics: Tales of Altruism, Terrorism, and Poorly Paid Prostitutes (Hardcover) by Steven D. Levitt]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76953949 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255573655s/6402364.jpg 1142366 Hans http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246894567p2/1142366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1142366-hans Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:56:40 -0800 Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation (Hardcover) by Joseph Campbell]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80616178 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168601702s/35511.jpg 1142366 Hans http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246894567p2/1142366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1142366-hans Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:47:29 -0800 Fear and Trembling/Repetition (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 6) by Søren Kierkegaard]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80611755 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223649279s/24968.jpg 1142366 Hans http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246894567p2/1142366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1142366-hans Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:13:02 -0800 Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is (Paperback) by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67743449 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175105718s/479356.jpg 1142366 Hans http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246894567p2/1142366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1142366-hans Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:10:25 -0800 more...]]> The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture (Paperback) by Wendell Berry]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24042086 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172178248s/146191.jpg 1142366 Hans http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246894567p2/1142366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1142366-hans Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:28:19 -0800
Like the battles of an individual soul, culture (the societal soul) also wages war against ...more...]]> The Denial Of Death (Paperback) by Ernest Becker]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75093051 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161517458s/2761.jpg 1142366 Hans http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246894567p2/1142366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1142366-hans Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:06:10 -0800 Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season (Hardcover) by Nick Heil]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74201915 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255747034s/2841802.jpg 1142366 Hans http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246894567p2/1142366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1142366-hans Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:29:48 -0800
Each of the tallest peaks seem to have their own distinct personality. Everest holds the grandeur of a King. It may not be the most difficult peak but it still commands respect.

My favorite part in these stories is when they cro...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74201915 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255747034s/2841802.jpg 1142366 Hans http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246894567p2/1142366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1142366-hans Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:29:20 -0800 Sam wrote: "It's called the "death zone" (not the dead zone)."

Thanks for catching that.]]> Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Perennial Classics) by Stephen Mitchell]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75092785 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170477344s/57853.jpg 1142366 Hans http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246894567p2/1142366.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1142366-hans Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:20:25 -0800 more...]]>