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Zen in the Art of Ar... 02/20 Michael is currently reading:
Zen in the Art of Archery (Paperback)
by Eugen Herrigel
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Steppenwolf Michael gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by Hermann Hesse
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February 23
The Age of Reason Michael gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Age of Reason (Paperback)
by Thomas Paine
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Michael Michael said: "This is a devastating look at religion, a monster and a slap in the face of most theologians at the time, and even today.

"It is a contradiction in terms and ideas to call anything a revelation that comes to us at second hand, either verbally...more
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577542 New comment on Michael's review of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
928396 Michael wrote: "Yeah that along with Dr. Seuss's Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? the Shaggy D.A., Treasure Is...more "

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February 22
The Jefferson Bible:... Michael gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth (Hardcover)
by Thomas Jefferson
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Common Sense Michael gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Common Sense (Penguin Great Ideas)
by Thomas Paine
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Thomas Paine : Colle... Michael gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Thomas Paine : Collected Writings : Common Sense / The Crisis / Rights of Man / The Age of Reason / Pamphlets, Articles, and Letters (Library of America)
by Thomas Paine
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Quote_tiny Michael added a quote:
"The world is my country,
all mankind are my brethren,
and to do good is my religion."
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Earth X HC Michael gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Earth X HC (Hardcover)
by Alex Ross, John Paul Leon
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Michael Michael said: "I own the enormous, fancy, limited edition, autographed, hermetically sealed, blessed by the pope, and fondled by Trappist monks edition. The fact that I even have this in my possession pretty much seals my geek deal. People come over and see this......more "
The Man Who Would Be... Michael gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Man Who Would Be King (Paperback)
by Rudyard Kipling
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The Jungle Book Michael gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Jungle Book (Tor Classics)
by Rudyard Kipling
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Michael's favorite quotes

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"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use to be anything else."
Winston S. Churchill

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"I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food."
W. C. Fields

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"The world is my country,
all mankind are my brethren,
and to do good is my religion."
Thomas Paine

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"There was never a bad peace or a good war."
Ben Franklin




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