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“But fear must play some part … no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown to the wind.”
“When the Alvarezes went looking for cores the company had drilled in the area, they were told that they’d been destroyed in a fire; really, though, they had just been misplaced.”
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
“Running isn’t about making people buy stuff. Running should be free, man.”
― Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
― Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
“Nike’s policy of yanking best-selling shoes from the shelves every ten months has inspired some truly operatic bursts of profanity on running message boards. The Nike Pegasus, for instance, debuted in 1981, achieved its sleek, waffled apotheosis in ’83, and then—despite being the most popular running shoe of all time—was suddenly discontinued in ’98, only to reappear as a whole new beast in 2000. Why so much surgery? Not to improve the shoe, as a former Nike shoe designer who worked on the original Pegasus told me, but to improve revenue; Nike’s aim is to triple sales by enticing runners to buy two, three, five pairs at a time, stockpiling in case they never see their favorites again.”
― Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
― Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Daniel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Daniel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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150 friends
438 books
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273 books
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24 friends
100 books
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49 books
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15 friends
713 books
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2 books
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1 friend
365 books
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10 friends
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