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Jon is Currently Reading

Jon Nguyen is currently reading

The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

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Jul 26, 2025 08:07AM

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Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

by Steve Magness (Goodreads Author)

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Hypermedia Systems

by Carson Gross

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Jon’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for On Trails: An Exploration

On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor

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Without trails, we would be lost.

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Jon’s Quotes

“for there is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.”
― Herman Melville, Moby Dick: or, the White Whale

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“The whale, like all things that are mighty, wears a false brow to the common world.”
― Herman Melville, Moby Dick

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“But then again, what has the whale to say? Seldom have I known any profound being that had anything to say to this world, unless forced to stammer out something by way of getting a living. Oh! happy that the world is such an excellent listener!”
― Herman Melville, Moby Dick

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“For, say they, when cruising in an empty ship, if you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.”
― Herman Melville, Moby Dick

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“Melville's example demonstrates the wisdom of waiting to read the classics. Coming to a great book on your own after having accumulated essential life experience can make all the difference.”
― Nathaniel Philbrick, Why Read Moby-Dick?

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