Jeff Yoak

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Jeff is Currently Reading

Jeff Yoak rated a book it was amazing

Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)

by Frank Herbert

bookshelves: audio-collection, read-in-2011, read-in-1999, read-in-2001, read-in-2005, read-in-2017, read-with-kids, read-in-2020, currently-reading, read-in-2026

Reading for the 7th time

read in 2001

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Jeff Yoak said: " Dune remains a favorite. It is easy to see why it became a classic. In the past, I haven't even been able to finish the first sequel, but I'm going to give it another try.

2017: This was a great choice for reading with the kids. ...more "

May 18, 2026 03:00PM · see review

Jeff Yoak rated a book it was amazing

Starman Jones

by Robert A. Heinlein

bookshelves: read-in-2009, audio-collection, read-in-1999, read-in-2001, read-in-2010, read-in-2013, read-with-kids, read-in-2015, read-in-2017, read-in-2019, read-in-2020, read-in-2021, read-in-2024, read-in-2026, read-with-lisa, currently-reading

Reading for the 12th time

read in 2001

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Jeff Yoak said: " I enjoyed reading this several times on my own, but really enjoyed reading it (in small bits) with the kids in 2013. It is the second Heinlein novel I went through with them, after The Star Beast and they loved them both. Come to think of it, it has ...more "

Mar 30, 2026 05:57AM · see review

Jeff’s Quotes

“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

tags: humor, proverb

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“There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”
― Ayn Rand

tags: crime, government, innocence, law, libertarian

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“The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love