32 minutes ago by Loni Kao Stark

I have read several books by Paulo Coelho and like the others, The Alchemist is again about one individual’s journey to find happiness and fulfillment in life. In this particular case, it is a shepherd boy Santiago who goes on a ...

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37 minutes ago by wellis68

Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way by Walter Wink is extremely helpful for understanding non-violence and Christian ethics. Wink sets out to give us an idea of just what kind of non-violence, if any, Jesus espoused. Wink is a professor of Biblical Interpretation and Auburn Theological Seminary in Ne ...

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56 minutes ago by foxstudio

by Bob Kuhn Obviously, drawing skills are fundamental for the creation of visual art, whether it’s representational or not. By “drawing” I mean having the hand/eye motor coordination to make the marks you want, where you want them and the way you want them with your tool of choice, whether or not yo ...

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1 hour ago by englishcoach

Kehlmann calls this a novel in nine stories, but I’m afraid that he lays claim to creating something new and original which he does not succeed in achieving. They are short stories: connected, yes, entertaining, yes, but nothing terribly astounding. Unfortunately he raised expectations with me that ...

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1 hour ago by Rush

For many years, Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands has been a favorite ministry resource of mine. The impact of Tripp’s book on my view of ministry as well as on the sanctification of my family has been profound. The sincere concern for excellent philosophy and practice has provided me with an extr ...

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2 hours ago by shawndickinson

So I’ve been very busy with classes and reading this semester. But I’ve been finding time to do some reviews as well. I’ve been doing music reviews for the Phantom Tollbooth (tollbooth.org) for awhile now, but I just finished by first book review. Thought I share it. Enjoy! ‘Christianish’ challenges ...

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2 hours ago by englishcoach

This is truly a loose baggy monster of a book. Part one follows four literature academics, each of whom is a specialist in the works of the fictional cult German writer Benno von Archimboldi. They are obsessed with the dynamics of their own relationships, one with another, and with trying to find Ar ...

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3 hours ago by terryg

I finally managed to get through the 463 pages of this well researched, extremely well documented and reasonably readable tome. Nandan Nilekani, the co-chairman of India’s Infosys Technologies Limited has prospered handsomely since the introduction of political reforms in the early 90s. His business ...

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3 hours ago by ashleenishiya

The Flamenco Academy by Sarah Bird is a book about a love triangle and how to find your own story rather than living someone else’s. The story is about two best friends, Rae and Didi, who are essentially opposites. Rae is pale, smart, shy, and always takes the back seat, uncomfortable with attention ...

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4 hours ago by djstrouse

My Goodreads Rating: 4 of 5 stars If mathematically challenged aliens (who had somehow acquired a spacecraft) landed on Earth and requested a single book to sum up our species’ understanding of space, time, and physics, we would do best to give them The Fabric of the Cosmos. Pop sci books on physics ...

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