Feb 21
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The Lessons of History | Will & Ariel Durant

The Lessons of History © 1968 Simon and Schuster 117 pages When you need advice about your car, you talk to a mechanic. If you need financial advice, you speak with a banker. What should you do if you want to learn from history? Read this essay from the husband and wife duo that produced [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Feb 14
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The Mother Tongue | Bill Bryson

The Mother Tongue ©1990 Perennial: HarperCollins 270 pages Have you ever wondered why Bill Bryson is such an interesting author? Maybe it’s because of his encyclopedic knowledge of the English language. In The Mother Tongue, Bryson takes the reader on a tour through the formation and the use of the most common language in the [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Feb 07
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Canada: The Foundations of its Future | Stephen Leacock

Canada: The Foundations of its Future © 1941 Gazette Printing Company 257 pages In Canada: The Foundations of its Future, Leacock wrote an informative and entertaining tale of the history of Canada. He began the account before humans walked the continent and ended at World War II. This book was published during WWII, partially as [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 05
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5 Cities that Ruled the World | Douglas Wilson

Five Cities that Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History © 2009 Thomas Nelson xx+236 pages This book is a rare find: a history that’s interesting to read. Wilson stands in the company of Thomas Cahill in his ability to make centuries of history read like a gripping [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Oct 12
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The Search for God and Guinness | Stephen Mansfield

The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World © 2009 Thomas Nelson 273 pages Where do you go after writing best-selling books about the faith of George W. Bush and Barack Obama? To beer, of course! This fascinating volume delves into the history of the most iconic family [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Dec 29
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Patterns of Settlement in Southern Ontario | R. C. Langman

Patterns of Settlement in Southern Ontario: Three Studies (Curriculum Resource Books Series, 21) © 1971 McClelland & Stewart 141 pages This book is pretty obscure. So obscure, in fact, I couldn’t find an image of it anywhere online. Since I’m currently moving and my scanner is packed, there’s no picture on this post to refer [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Dec 15
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The Catholic Church | Hans Küng

The Catholic Church: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles) © 2001, 2003 Translation by John Bowden © 2001, 2003 The Modern Library 227 pages I bought this book to fill some gaps in my knowledge of church history. It did the trick! Küng’s a loyal rebel in the church, which endeared him to me immediately. [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley