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Daniel Hiland
Goodreads Author
Born
in Portland, Oregon, The United States
August 20, 1954
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Shirley Jackson, Robert Benchley, PG Wodehouse, CS Lewis
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March 2015
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https://www.goodreads.com/danhiland
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The Book of Dan: Serving Across the 34th Parallel
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Juror #6: Five Weeks In the Box
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Books That Made a Difference in My Life
1) The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion). No one does memoir like Joan, and the time jump structure is amazing.
2) The Hobbit. Tolkien.
3) Boys of My Youth (Jo Ann Beard). A funny, sad, insightful memoir voice.
4) Any essay collection by Cynthia Ozick. She does essays that stay in your mind and bear revisiting.
5) Any essay collection by Robert Benchley. The master of self-deprecatory and satiri Read more of this blog post »
2) The Hobbit. Tolkien.
3) Boys of My Youth (Jo Ann Beard). A funny, sad, insightful memoir voice.
4) Any essay collection by Cynthia Ozick. She does essays that stay in your mind and bear revisiting.
5) Any essay collection by Robert Benchley. The master of self-deprecatory and satiri Read more of this blog post »
Daniel Hiland said:
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“The Ambassadors.” I started in on it a couple days ago, only to realize that I recognized some of what I was reading, before I’d given up. This time I’ve made it to Page 46, an improvement in mileage, if not understanding. But so far, this is what I
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Having recently listened to The Fall's music, I became fascinated with the band- especially knowing that it was Brix who introduced more melody and form to much of the band's music. So, when I found out about Brix's memoir, I jumped at the chance to
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| The Green Jell-O ...: Inspirational, General, and Women's Fiction | 41 | 63 | Aug 03, 2019 03:14PM |
“The Buddhists say if you meet somebody and your heart pounds, your hands shake, your knees go weak, that’s not the one. When you meet your ‘soul mate’ you’ll feel calm. No anxiety, no agitation.”
― Clown Girl
― Clown Girl
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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The Green Jell-O Book Club: A Goodreads Group about Fiction Written by LDS Authors
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This is a club for readers who enjoy fiction written by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and for LDS authors. An interest ...more
Benchley Lives!
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Celebrating the writing and film work of Robert Benchley, American humorist, actor and drama critic.
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Hide My EyesGreat mystery writing. Actually, this is more of a suspense tale than a mystery, as we know soon who the bad guy is. The fun is in watching the villain at work- especially when the villain's plans go awry, and everything unravels. One of the interesting things about the author's style is the way she is able to bring the villain to life. At times it seemed like I was watching a Hitchcock film. This is a book that can be read again, the descriptions are that good. And this would make a great movie.
Girl in a Band: A Memoir One of the better memoirs I've read in a while. She is a good writer, her use of words adding a lot to the narrative. It is ultimately a sad account, though, as she is still dealing with the pain brought on by her cheating husband. The only drawback to the book is the amount of time she spends describing the art scene she was immersed in. But maybe I'll pick up more about that when I read the book again- which I will.
