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Lost in the Shadows
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| I believe no book has been on my Want To Read shelf longer than this one – over 14 years. If I remember correctly, I tried to read it back then but found it hard to follow, and put it back on the list in the hopes of trying again. And when I started ...more | |
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| I've tried reading Walden several times. I mean, who didn't want to read it after watching "Dead Poet's Society." And I've always enjoyed nature writing. But I always get hung up on the parts where he's talking about ants or the price of nails. But I ...more | |
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When I was much younger I spent a couple of years living in Brazil, so when I saw this book I jumped on the chance to revisit. I did not live in Rio de Janeiro (rather Rio Grande do Sul), but it still felt nice and familiar. And while it was a fun rea ...more |
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Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives
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| My wife and I raised four great kids, the youngest of which is now in her 20s. Being a father is the greatest thing I've done, and I value my family over everything else. But recently attending a high school reunion and some other things had caused m ...more | |
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| All plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and transform it into leaves, roots, and branches through the magic of photosynthesis. But some landscapes are more proficient at sequestering carbon than others. Peatlands are the largest natural ...more | |
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| A story set in old Hollywood in the 1930s, as the Depression is getting worse. Frankie works for one of the studios as a "fixer," someone who protects the image of the studio and its actors by keeping anything unsavory or scandalous out of the news. ...more | |
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The farm hands looked at him and laughed. Henry Strader, an old man who had been on the farm since Jesse came into possession and who before David’s time had never been known to make a joke, made the same joke every morning.
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“disturbed that something had been stolen from it. He held his hand out and let the small bone drop back into the pool. ”
― Lost in the Shadows
― Lost in the Shadows
“She stared at him with those hard black eyes. But it wasn’t her eyes this time that caught his attention.
It was the sharp point of her spear, only inches away from his chest.
It was the last thing he would ever see.”
― Lost in the Shadows
It was the sharp point of her spear, only inches away from his chest.
It was the last thing he would ever see.”
― Lost in the Shadows
“A few kids were trying to surf without much luck, but this wasn’t a good surfing spot. Jack watched as the wanna-be surfers struggled to stay on their boards. He guessed they were kids from out of town with rented surfboards staying at a beach house. The water looked cold, and they weren’t even wearing wetsuits. Maybe they were from someplace that had been buried in snow all winter and they thought this was warm.”
― Lost in the Shadows
― Lost in the Shadows
“I am skeptical about the idea that we can learn much from history, at least in the sense that knowledge of past follies will prevent us from making similar blunders in the future... And yet it is important to know what happened before, and to try and make sense of it. For if we don't, we cannot understand our own times.”
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“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
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“In classical physics, science started from the belief – or should one say, from the illusion? – that we could describe the world, or least parts of the world, without any reference to ourselves.”
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“People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.”
― Lost Horizon
― Lost Horizon
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