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	06/23 David is currently reading: Turtle Feet (Hardcover) by Nikolai Grozni bookshelves: currently-reading, memoirs, non-fiction, philosophy, theology	my rating:
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	06/06 David is currently reading: The Curse of Chalion (Paperback) by Lois McMaster Bujold bookshelves: currently-reading, epic-fantasy	my rating:
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June 24
	David gave to: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Movie Novelization) by Kevin J. Anderson bookshelves: historical-fiction, science-fiction	my rating:
	recommended for: seen the movie & wanted to read the book add a comment
	David gave to: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 1910 (Paperback) by Alan Moore bookshelves: graphic-novels, historical-fiction, science-fiction, steampunk	my rating:
	read in June, 2009 add a comment
	David gave to: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier (Hardcover) by Alan Moore bookshelves: graphic-novels, historical-fiction, science-fiction, steampunk	my rating:
	read in January, 2008 add a comment
	David gave to: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 (Paperback) by Alan Moore bookshelves: graphic-novels, historical-fiction, science-fiction, steampunk	my rating:
	read in January, 2004 add a comment
June 23
	David is currently reading: Turtle Feet (Hardcover) by Nikolai Grozni bookshelves: currently-reading, memoirs, non-fiction, philosophy, theology	my rating:
	progress: (page 60 of 336) — 12 days ago, 12:44PM add a comment
	David is on page 60 of 336 of Turtle Feet add a comment
	David gave to: Daredevil: The Devil, Inside And Out Volume 1 (Paperback) by Ed Brubaker bookshelves: graphic-novels	my rating:
	recommended for: Miller or Bendis Daredevil fans, Brubaker fans, film-noir comics fans read in June, 2009, has a copy to sell/swap add a comment
June 12
	David marked as to-read: Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and the American Comic Book Revolution (Paperback) by Ronin Ro (Goodreads author) bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	David gave to: Sin City, Vol. 1: The Hard Goodbye (Paperback) by Frank Miller	my rating:
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	David gave to: Gods and Generals (Paperback) by Jeff Shaara	my rating:
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David's favorite quotes

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

5,136 people liked it

"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
— Douglas Adams

tags: deadlines, humor, work

4,053 people liked it

"You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children."
— Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing

2,254 people liked it

"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth."
— Mark Twain

tags: dance, earth, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, no-one-watching, sing

11,845 people liked it

"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."
— Mahatma Gandhi

tags: action, change, inspirational, philosophy, wish

8,454 people liked it

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David's writing

Benjamin Harrison (Biographies & Memoirs)

1 chapters — updated 06/08/2008 08:48PM

description: I wrote this while employed by the President Benjamin Harrison Home Museum in Indianapolis, IN. I've added to and updated it since.

David's groups (recent posts)

Hard SF — 59 members — last activity 14 days ago, 06:20AM
This is a discussion group for this specific subgenre in SF where the plausibility of the science counts.

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 5816 members — last activity 12 hours, 1 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books!

For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic lite...more

History is Not Boring — 610 members — last activity 3 hours, 53 min ago
Why do people think history is boring? I don't get it.

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 1948 members — last activity 40 minutes ago
Welcome to the SciFi and Fantasy Book Club!

SciFi Czar: Brad
Fantasy Czar: Brooke

Are you a GoodReads Author of SciFi or Fa...more

Writerpedia — 729 members — last activity 4 hours, 51 min ago
This is a place to share knowledge. If you are writing and need to know something maybe someone here can give you an answer.

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