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Adrian Rush rated a book 4 of 5 stars Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer read in March, 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 09, 2010 05:21am
Adrian Rush rated a book 4 of 5 stars Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism: The Belief System That Enables Us to Eat Some Animals and Not Others by Melanie Joy read in March, 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Adrian Rush rated a book 4 of 5 stars How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World: A Handbook for Personal Liberty by Harry Browne	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 10, 2010 07:15am
Adrian Rush rated a book 4 of 5 stars Bill Bruford - The Autobiography: Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks and More by Bill Bruford read in November, 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 17, 2009 11:35am
Adrian Rush rated a book 3 of 5 stars Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland read in May, 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 29, 2009 10:47am
Adrian Rush rated a book 4 of 5 stars How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Well, I went into this book hoping to find out why the states' borders have some of the funny twists and turns they do. And as far as that goes, it lived up to my expectations. This kind of stuff fascinates me. Pretty much anything to do with America...more
Aug 14, 2008 10:32am · see review
Adrian Rush rated a book 3 of 5 stars Leatherheads of the North: The True Story of Ernie Nevers & the Duluth Eskimos by Chuck Frederick	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The George Clooney movie "Leatherheads" was based on this true story of the nascent days of pro football. I'm as much a football historian as I am a fan, so I love stories like this. It's hard to look at the billion-dollar industry the NFL has become...more
Aug 14, 2008 10:09am · see review

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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Maurice Switzer

tags: remaining-silent, wisdom

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“Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: compassion, justice, mercy

3,638 people liked it

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.”
― Henry David Thoreau

858 people liked it