Dan Dana
Retired Psychologist - Mediator - Educator
Author - Speaker - Poet - Ethicist
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A Minimalist Author with Much to Say

Books are listed at the lowest price allowed by Amazon. I do not seek to monetize my writing for profit.

Coming soon ... My Last Haiku
My Last Haiku
And Other Haiku Quintets
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cover memoir
A Life Mostly Lived

True Stories in 85 Syllables
Audiobook
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Love, Death, Humanism
Practical Philosophy
Synopsis - Overview - Preface - Epilogue
Audiobook
cover Diary
Diary of a Young Man:
1968-1969

Coming of Age at a Cultural Crossroads - Synopsis - Intro - Foreword - VVA Review
Audiobook
cover Reason Revolution
The Reason Revolution

Atheism, Secular Humanism, and the Collapse of Religion
Audiobook
cover memoir
Life Is Not Good

Ethical Antinatalism in Haiku
Synopsis
Podcast interview
Audiobook
cover Haiku Quintets
Haiku Quintets

Browse - Let Your Mind Wander Follow It There - Repeat
Audiobook
cover Songs of the Pandemic
Songs of the Pandemic

Haiku Quintets
Audiobook
cover Haiku Quintets
Science and Secularism

Haiku Quintets
Audiobook
cover Common Ground
Common Ground

Haiku, Mediation, and Police Reform
Audiobook
Coming in 2026 ... Microstories
Microstories
When 50 Words Is Enough
Preface - Preview content
Coming in 2026 ... My Death Collection
My Death Collection
Microstories and Haiku Quintets
for Thinking Mortals
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Pre-retirement Creations

cover memoir
Conflict Resolution

Mediation Tools for Everyday Worklife
Awaiting revision ...
cover Managing Differences
Managing Differences
How to Build Better Relationships at Work and Home


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Dan Dana bio




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Occasional bits of nutritious thought-food
on current events, practical philosophy,
love & marriage, life & death, and more


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In my 80th year, I wish only to bring moments of thoughtful contemplation
to readers who like to think, reflect, and to live richly.

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