Jonathan Towne

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Jonathan Towne

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Jonathan’s favorite books

The Sandman, Vol. 9 by Neil Gaiman

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Programming Pearls by Jon L. Bentley

1984 by George Orwell

Little Nemo by Winsor McCay

Finder, Vol. 03 by Carla Speed McNeil

Narbonic by Shaenon K. Garrity

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

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Jonathan’s Bookshelves

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Jonathan’s Quotes

Scott McCloud

“Art, as I see it, is any human activity which doesn’t grow out of either of our species’ two basic instincts: survival and reproduction.”
― Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

tags: art, comics, creativity, human-activity, instincts, reproduction, sequential-art, survival

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Jonathan’s Year In Books

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Jonathan’s Friends (85)

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Lauren

651 books | 38 friends

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Jamie

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Yuchen Zhang

379 books | 230 friends

Jen Barnes

Jen Barnes

1,323 books | 80 friends

Emily

Emily

695 books | 69 friends

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Favorite Genres

Children's, Comics, Graphic novels, Manga, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, and Science fiction

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