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Listopia > Xenophon Hendrix's votes on the list Books that make you want to be a better person. (19 Books)
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Stranger in a Strange Land
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"I first read it when I was thirteen, and it had a huge influence."
Xenophon
rated it 5 stars
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Time Enough for Love
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"What is true love?"
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Starship Troopers
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"What do individuals owe society? What is good government?"
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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"What is the worth, and price, of freedom?"
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rated it 5 stars
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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"Persons who make different life choices than I do aren't necessarily bad people."
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The Prince
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"The government does not love you. Your rulers are not your friends."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Three Musketeers
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"True friends are gifts beyond price."
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rated it 5 stars
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Mythology
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"Hmmm, Christianity seems just as made up as these myths."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
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"If you are smart, you got lucky. Have compassion for those who didn't."
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rated it 5 stars
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Expanded Universe
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The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
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"Human nature has limitations."
Xenophon
rated it 4 stars
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The Selfish Gene
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"What evolution "wants" for us and what we want for ourselves aren't necessarily the same thing."
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rated it 5 stars
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Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980
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"Sometimes trying to help hurts instead. Be careful."
Xenophon
rated it 5 stars
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Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
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"We are all flawed but still worth compassion and love."
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rated it 5 stars
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Have Space Suit—Will Travel
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"There is something glorious about the human race despite its limitations. "
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Glory Road
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
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"Pure reason has limitations."
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Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going – A Witty Study of Humanity by a Noted Anthropologist
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Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
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