hirundo

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hirundo · Sep 3, 2016
Atlas Shrugged. It clarifies the moral benefit of a selfish honest creative pursuit of money. It seriously improves your workday to feel faintly heroic about it.
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hirundo · Dec 28, 2019
Born to Run changed my sole, which healed my plantar fasciitis and knee pain.
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hirundo · Nov 5, 2017
Yertle the Turtle, by Dr. Seuss. It taught me early to question authority and resist popular movements that are built on my back.
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hirundo · Sep 17, 2019
Another great sea story: The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk.
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