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The Napoleon of Notting Hill © 1904
Wordsworth © 1996
129 pages
Futurists fall into two categories: those who predict the collapse of civilization (Wells, Orwell, Atwood), and those who anticipate sunshine and lollipops (Kurzwiel, The Jetsons). Chesterton invented a new category. In 1904, he wrote a novel about a future eight decades later where everything remained the [...]
Isaac Newton (Christian Encounters Series) © 2010
Thomas Nelson
183 pages
Thomas Nelson Publishers has just introduced a series of biographies entitled, “Christian Encounters”. I just finished reading Mitch Stokes’ work on the life of Isaac Newton. While I cannot yet speak for the other books in the series, this volume is a resounding success. Stokes relates the [...]
Eating the Dinosaur © 2009
Scribner (Simon & Schuster)
245 pages
If you’ve ever wondered what makes Klosterman’s books so compelling, the secret is out: he’s honest. In a culture so obsessed with following trends and enjoying things because we’re told to, Klosterman is honest with what he likes and dislikes. That is what makes this collection of [...]
The Complete Peanuts 1961-1962 © 2006
Fantagraphics Books
325 pages
Schulz penned 17,897 daily comic strips. Fantagraphics is doing the world a great service by collecting and publishing the entire run in a series of books. Here are a few of the things that I loved about this volume:
Schroeder’s on the cover. The piano player’s getting some front-cover [...]
Tithing: Test Me in This (The Ancient Practices Series) © 2010
Thomas Nelson
156 pages
Tithing is the story of 11 different people or couples who find that ancient practice to be an important part of their spiritual lives. The strength of this book lies in the diversity of its subjects. You’ll find everyone from fundamentalists to liberals [...]
The Final Empire (Mistborn, Book 1) © 2006
Tor
657 pages
After reading Sanderson’s treatment of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, I knew I had to read more. Fortunately, The Owl Pen (my local second hand bookstore in Bracebridge, Ontario) had a used paperback in stock.
The Final Empire (or: Mistborn) is a story with great mechanics that lacks [...]
Angel Time: The Songs of the Seraphim © 2009
Alfred A. Knopf
268 pages
Angel Time is the story of an assassin who repents and teams up with an angel to do God’s work at various times in history. Rice envisions a number of books for this new character.
Here a disclaimer before I continue: I’ve never read Interview [...]
Love Alone Is Credible © 1963 (German Edition)
Trans. D. C. Schindler © 2004
Ignatius
153 pages
Logic looks for a place where it can pull everything together. That place can not be found in creation—even in the creation of humans. It can only be found in the revelation of God. The center of God’s revelation is love: the [...]
The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin © 2009
Thomas Nelson
283 pages
The Selfless Gene is a side-splitting call for moderation. Foster contends that it’s possible to believe in God without sticking your head in the sand when it comes to science. In pursuit of this belief, he disarms and jabs young earth creationists and uber-Darwinists [...]
The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate © 2009
IVP Academic
192 pages
Controversy surrounds anyone who decides to talk about Genesis one. Young Earthers, Old Earth Creationists, Literary Readers and Gap Theorists form their identity by battling each other. Walton brings something completely new to the argument with compelling clarity. Here’s a [...]
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