Dan Smith

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Dan Smith

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Dan’s favorite books

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges

Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh

Hiroshima by John Hersey

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

Dance Real Slow by Michael Grant Jaffe

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

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Dan’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (153)
currently-reading‎ (0)

read‎ (84)
did-not-finish‎ (0)

own-and-want-to-read‎ (28)
dnf‎ (2)

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Dan’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

Flush with the hubris of men who had founded a new nation,

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Dan’s Friends (63)

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Leo

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Luke Davis

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Meghann

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Bekah Barnes

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Kelly

Kelly

247 books | 194 friends

Matt Ca...

Matt Camilli

277 books | 73 friends

Ali Pekar

Ali Pekar

115 books | 93 friends

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Isabelle Perla

448 books | 115 friends

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Favorite Genres

Biography, Fantasy, Horror, Non-fiction, and Science fiction

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