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	03/20 Daniel is currently reading: Learn to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Self-Discovery and Fulfillment (Paperback) by David Fontana bookshelves: currently-reading, most-influential, spiritual, very-intellectually-stimulating	my rating:
	Daniel said: "I am not done with this yet, but I can already wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who would like added clarity, peace, and understanding in their life. Patience and a genuine desire to remove oneself from the world are requirements however. " add a comment
	02/27 Daniel is currently reading: Freakonomics Rev Ed: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover) by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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August 05

New comment on Aileen's review of The Last Lecture

Daniel wrote: "I heard this is really good and I've added it as "to read." "

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Daniel marked as to-read:
The Last Lecture (Hardcover)
by Randy Pausch
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July 23

New comment on Ryan's review of Starship Troopers

Daniel wrote: "I think I'm going to read this. Here's some snippets from the wikipedia entry for the book:

&quo...more I think I'm going to read this. Here's some snippets from the wikipedia entry for the book:

"The first-person narrative is about a young Filipino soldier named Juan "Johnnie" Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry, a futuristic military unit equipped with powered armor. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs". Through Rico's eyes, Heinlein examines moral and philosophical aspects of suffrage, civic virtue, the necessities of war and capital punishment, and the nature of juvenile delinquency.[3]

Starship Troopers won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1960. The novel has attracted controversy and criticism for its social and political themes, which some critics claim promote militarism.[4] Starship Troopers has been adapted into several films and games, with the most widely known — as well as the most controversial and criticized — being the 1997 film by Paul Verhoeven."

Now, wikipedia on the movie:

"Reception:
This movie polarized both popular audiences and critics, as did the original book. On one level, the movie tells a straightforward action-adventure science fiction story, but with plastic B-movie actors. A prominent theme of the film is the human practice of senseless violence without reflection or empathy, which parallels the senseless aggression of the "Bugs". As such, the movie attracted widely divergent responses. This is reflected by a mixed critical response (the film received a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes).[2]

Starship Troopers was nominated for a number of awards in 1998 and won Saturn Awards for Best Costumes and Best Special Effects at the 1998 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA Awards.[3] The movie earned over $22 million on its opening weekend.

The film included visual allusions to propaganda films, such as Triumph of the Will, The Battleship Potemkin, and wartime news broadcasts. However, this satire was embedded in slickly produced action sequences with clever special effects.[4][5] Some wonder whether the satire went unnoticed by an audience who may have treated the movie as a simple gung-ho action movie."
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July 16

Daniel gave

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Preach My Gospel (A Guide to Missionary Service)
by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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April 28

New comment on Annette's review of To Build a Fire

Daniel wrote: "Ok, ok...but I still suggest you reread it sometime (it's widely available online). I read it this ...more "

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April 23

Daniel marked as to-read:
Borges: Collected Fictions (Paperback)
by Jorge Luis Borges
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Daniel said: "I am going to read this one of these months/years. "

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April 16

Daniel gave

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Tuck Everlasting (Paperback)
by Natalie Babbitt

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read in March, 2008

Daniel said: "I've been meaning to read this book for years since it's a children's/young adult classic. I only had to pick it up about four times in order to complete it, something that I enjoy after reading dense fiction.

The plot of the novel is simple and ...more "

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New comment on Sarah's review of The Catcher in the Rye

Daniel wrote: "This is a great book, a must read. "

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April 03

New comment on Kathryn's review of 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life

Daniel wrote: "I think you hit the nail on the head about it being more about being about the survival and recovery...more "

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April 02

Daniel marked as to-read:
Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey (Paperback)
by Jamake Highwater
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Daniel's favorite quotes

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."
— Abraham Lincoln

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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. "
— Henry David Thoreau

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"People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be."
— Abraham Lincoln

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"Whatever you are, be a good one."
— Abraham Lincoln

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"How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live."
— Henry David Thoreau

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from Annette

10/29/2007 07:56PM

Thanks for joining our Todd family reading club...and, Danny, thanks for setting up this Toad Pad. Its been so much fun thinking about the books I've read and enjoyed through my entire life...thus the kids books included...I guess I've always been a Dr. Suess junkie....Happy Reading!

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