Dan's Updates en-US Sun, 16 Feb 2025 13:25:53 -0800 60 Dan's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7327049008 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 13:25:53 -0800 <![CDATA[Dan added 'On Moral Duties']]> /review/show/7327049008 On Moral Duties by Marcus Tullius Cicero Dan gave 5 stars to On Moral Duties (Paperback) by Marcus Tullius Cicero
classic by cicero. Roman life and mentality. ]]> Review7315989503 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:05:57 -0800 <![CDATA[Dan added 'Meditations']]> /review/show/7315989503 Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Dan gave 5 stars to Meditations (Paperback) by Marcus Aurelius
classic stoic book. ]]> Review7303782565 Sat, 08 Feb 2025 18:33:04 -0800 <![CDATA[Dan added 'Metaphysics']]> /review/show/7303782565 Metaphysics by Aristotle Dan gave 5 stars to Metaphysics (Paperback) by Aristotle
Classic book, analyzing Platonic and pre-socratic perceptions. ]]> Review7154734045 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:10:54 -0800 <![CDATA[Dan added 'Mankind Child of the Stars']]> /review/show/7154734045 Mankind Child of the Stars by Max H. Flindt Dan gave 5 stars to Mankind Child of the Stars (Paperback) by Max H. Flindt
One of the first books on this discussion. Loved. ]]> Review7056764311 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:41:06 -0800 <![CDATA[Dan added 'Alien Abductions: A Critical Reader']]> /review/show/7056764311 Alien Abductions by Jeff Carney Dan gave 1 star to Alien Abductions: A Critical Reader (Unknown Binding) by Jeff Carney
This collections presents first incomplete extracts from pro abduction, then more complete rebutal of abductions often by writers associtated by the skeptical enquiry. Very biased, the texts are absolutely reductionists, seems more like a propaganda piece. ]]> Review6839547962 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:09 -0700 <![CDATA[Dan added 'The Golden Calf Which The World Worships And Adores In Which Is Discerned The Most Rare Miracle Of Nature by Helvetius, John Frederick (2010) Hardcover']]> /review/show/6839547962 The Golden Calf Which The World Worships And Adores In Which ... by unknown author Dan gave 5 stars to The Golden Calf Which The World Worships And Adores In Which Is Discerned The Most Rare Miracle Of Nature by Helvetius, John Frederick (2010) Hardcover by unknown author
One of the most interesting of the alchemical writings. Some classic descriptions of transmutations, testing, and conversations with a hidden mentor. ]]> Review6807679493 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:16:51 -0700 <![CDATA[Dan added 'The Great Orm of Loch Ness']]> /review/show/6807679493 The Great Orm of Loch Ness by F. W. Holiday Dan gave 5 stars to The Great Orm of Loch Ness (Paperback) by F. W. Holiday
I was fascinated by this book, read in 1995, it was barely a year when the author discarded his own theory, the theory being that the "monster" was a type of mollusk or gigantic slug. He was more inclined to subscribe that this was a fabrication by someone else. ]]> Review6724298076 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:19:21 -0700 <![CDATA[Dan added 'Quantum Physics: Illusion or Reality?']]> /review/show/6724298076 Quantum Physics by Alastair I.M. Rae Dan gave 4 stars to Quantum Physics: Illusion or Reality? (Canto) by Alastair I.M. Rae
Found this book a bit bureaucratic in its views on quantum. Some discussions or rather useful though. ]]> Review6544449270 Wed, 29 May 2024 16:02:52 -0700 <![CDATA[Dan added 'The Silver Bridge: The Classic Mothman Tale']]> /review/show/6544449270 The Silver Bridge by Gray Barker Dan gave 5 stars to The Silver Bridge: The Classic Mothman Tale (Paperback) by Gray Barker
That is the parallel book to the Mothman's prophecies, it is almost as good and as important, very interesting book. ]]> Review6523777517 Tue, 21 May 2024 16:35:58 -0700 <![CDATA[Dan added 'Science And Its Fabrication']]> /review/show/6523777517 Science And Its Fabrication by Alan F. Chalmers Dan gave 5 stars to Science And Its Fabrication (Paperback) by Alan F. Chalmers
very good book, a sociological view of science. ]]>