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Einstein: His Life a... 04/30 David is currently reading:
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Hardcover)
by Walter Isaacson
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read in May, 2008
Lone Star Nation: Ho... 04/24 David is currently reading:
Lone Star Nation: How a Ragged Army of Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence - and Changed America (Hardcover)
by H.W. Brands
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A Long Way Gone: Mem... 01/31 David is currently reading:
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
by Ishmael Beah
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Steppenwolf David gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by Hermann Hesse
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March 10
Our Dumb Century: Th... David marked as to-read:
Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source (Paperback)
by Editors of The Onion, Scott Dikkers, Mike Loew
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Death Be Not Proud: ... David gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Death Be Not Proud: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by John Gunther
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Skeletons on the Zah... David gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival (Hardcover)
by Dean King (Goodreads author!)
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read in March, 2008

David David said: "Wow!
History, Cultural Anthropology, Travel, Geography and Adventure. What an interesting tale of shipwrecked American sailors taken as slaves in 1815 on the Sarahan desert and their excrutiating trek to ultimate freedom. A very well told tale.
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The River of Doubt: ... David gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey (Paperback)
by Candice Millard
bookshelves: nonfiction, travel
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read in March, 2008

David David said: "What a great book about an adventure I had never heard about. Roosevelt and a group of men travel down an uncharted River in Brazil and nearly lose their lives. Well written, very interesting and filled with tons of information about South America, ...more "
February 24
Why a duck?: Visual ... David gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Why a duck?: Visual and verbal gems from the Marx Brothers movies (Hardcover)
by Richard J. Anobile
bookshelves: humor, nonfiction
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Titans, The David gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Titans, The (Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 5)
by John Jakes
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The Seekers David gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Seekers (Kent Family Chronicles, Volume 3)
by John Jakes
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The Bastard David gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, Volume 1)
by John Jakes
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The Titans David gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Titans (Kent Family Chronicles, Volume 5)
by John Jakes
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David's favorite quotes

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

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"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
Mark Twain

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"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Douglas Adams (The Restaurant at the End of the Universe)

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"Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
Terry Pratchett




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