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In which I Plagiarize My Own Review of “What Our Eyes Have Witnessed,” By Stant Litore–from Five Years ago
Note: This is a review I wrote a long time ago, about a book I absolutely love. I decided not to re-blog it, because the editions (and subsequent book covers) have changed. I also post this because my Facebook page … Continue reading
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Tagged austen, Bible, communion, jane, ploycarp, rome, stant, Stant Litore, zombies
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Strange Stories Amazing Facts, and how Reader’s Digest is an American Treasure
I’ll never forget the time my dad got this book in the mail. He handed it to me when I was a kid and said, “you’ll like all the interesting stuff in here.” He was right. I actually never did … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged abraham lincoln, asassination, book, borely, john kennedy, reader's digest, rectory, strange
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In which I borrow from my own, 2006 Book Review of David Shenk’s “The Immortal Game”
Note: Apparently this review (which in and of itself is FOURTEEN years old)–has been sitting as a draft in my blog-post hopper. I have a tendency to think my Amazon reviews are wasted if all they do is languish there … Continue reading
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Tagged anderssen, bobby, book, chess, david, fisher, game, immortal, kieseritsky, review, shenk
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The Lincoln Conspiracy–an unfinished review
Thus far I’m halfway through what has turned out to be a psycho-therapeutic pit stop. Being that the current state of the world is one of unmitigated anger, listless calls for some undefined goal of “justice,” the burning of infrastructure, … Continue reading
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Tagged abraham lincoln, asassination, book, conspiriacy, meltzer
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In which I blatantly borrow my own Amazon review of Erwin McManus’ “The Last Arrow” and post it here.
Three years ago, when I was 47 and contemplating the horizon of my fifth decade on the planet, I had an introspective fit–the kind that proves that encroaching mortality starts to get in your head. Yet, I’m not sure that … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, CS Lewis, Entertainment, Faith, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged arrow, erwin, last, mcmanus, mosaic
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Overview: The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom
I have to admit. I’ll never be a film maker with the chops that allowed Spielberg to channel Lincoln, but if I was, this book would be the first adaptation I would make. And with fear and trembling I would … Continue reading
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Tagged Disney. Corrie Ten Boom, Germany, holocaust, the hiding place
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VLOG: My weekly harangue of Cal’s Books is complete!
Somehow, making this trip commensurate with what I’m actually reading at the moment gives me a certain . . . um . . . continuity.
Posted in Blogging, Book reviews, Books, Vlogging, Writing
Tagged Beatles, chesterton, Disney. Corrie Ten Boom, GK, ukulele
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Books found while on the lam in Boise
It literally becomes incumbent upon me to try to slither I to a used bookstore in any twin I happen to be in other than my own. Boise Idaho was no different. And I found two. I also managed to … Continue reading
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Tagged flannery o'connor, fly fishing bookstores, john knowles
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Reading: The Terrible Speed of Mercy. A spiritual biography of Flannery O’Connor
I’m just going to have to admit that this woman is easily as fascinating as her work. I’m barely into the third chapter, and it becomes obvious that her awareness of the human condition was extraordinary. But the way she … Continue reading
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