Alan

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Alan.


Secrets of the Ja...
Alan is currently reading
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Ruby Programming:...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Paradise Lost
Alan is currently reading
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Loading...
Oscar Wilde
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.

So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
Theodore Roosevelt

William Shakespeare
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
William Shakespeare, As You Like It

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and rightdoing there is a field.
I'll meet you there.

When the soul lies down in that grass
the world is too full to talk about.”
Rumi

54239 Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction — 6159 members — last activity Mar 08, 2026 01:26PM
The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more
413 Middle East/North African Lit — 2412 members — last activity Feb 12, 2026 07:37PM
Current banner photo : Gaza at Palestine #Land day https://altahrir.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/land-in-eastern-gaza-declared-a-disaster-zone-due-to-isr ...more
26989 Goodreads Authors/Readers — 56206 members — last activity 1 hour, 41 min ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more
35919 Literary Exploration — 1574 members — last activity Mar 09, 2026 12:09PM
Want to explore different genres? Each month we pick a different Literary book, to read and discuss. Books are picked by members via a poll.
59349 Reading the Classics — 4047 members — last activity May 10, 2025 07:28AM
This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is ...more
More of Alan’s groups…
year in books
Sam
Sam
874 books | 66 friends

Tracey
1,333 books | 366 friends

Stephen...
7,153 books | 188 friends

Rafael ...
912 books | 80 friends

Conrad ...
173 books | 118 friends

Gurpree...
290 books | 14 friends

Adam Lb
83 books | 13 friends

Marc Aplin
387 books | 5,021 friends

More friends…



Polls voted on by Alan

Lists liked by Alan