Adam Shields One of the things I have grown to learn about myself is that I thought I was much better at many things than I really am. I have a degree in social work. I worked during grad school at a long term rehab program for primarily homeless clients. What I learned it that I am … Read more
This morning Scot McKnight posted his list of 2012 Books of the Year. I have only read 2 of list of books. (Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley and Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis by Lauren Winner) The book of the year is The Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism by David … Read more
The Kindle FreeTime Unlimited is now out. It is unlimited access to books, tv, movies, games and educational apps curated and oriented to 3 to 8 year olds. Amazon has removed all ads and disabled any in-app purchases. The price starts at $2.99 if you are an Amazon Prime member or $4.99 if you are not. Kindle … Read more
I like to get second opinions. So I really like it when others contribute reviews to books I have already reviewed on Bookwi.se. Regardless of whether you agree or disagree, more than one review seems to carry more weight than just one review. For the most part, one of the books that I have almost … Read more
If I am going to highlight book reviews from other sites, you might as well highlight book reviews about books that are currently on sale. Walking in the Dust on Rabbi Jesus is currently on sale for $2.99 for kindle. Brian LePort, is a serious scholar and blogger at NearEmmaus. Most of the books that … Read more
I don’t know anything at all about The Jesus Blog. But Brian LePort at NearEmmaus, listed this in his weekly recommended reading list today. I am a fan of Oxford’s Very Short Introduction series. There are almost 300 books in this series. Most books are about 110-150 pages, many are less than $6 on kindle (this … Read more
Englewood Review of Books is a great small Christian book review journal. I encourage everyone to pay attention to their reviews and subscribe. They are having a print subscription sale. 1 Year for $13.95 or 2 years for $25.00 Today they posted a review by Christopher Brown of Hazardous: Committing to the Cost of Following … Read more
Amazon has recently announced a new program to Children’s content on the Amazon Fire. Kindle Free Time Unlimited is a curated list of kid friendly games, apps, books, movies and TV program for the Kindle Fire. It is aimed at children ages 3 to 8 and is only $2.99 a month for Amazon Prime members … Read more
I just noticed this morning that the Kindle Paperwhites are back in stock for Christmas. With a few caveats (no audio, no buttons) the paperwhite is definitely the best kindle out there. (Bookwi.se initial impressions. Full review) If $119 is too much, the Kindle Basic (my main kindle) is a good alternative for a little more than … Read more
Goodreads is my favorite reader’s focus social media site. If you love reading and you are not on Goodreads, you should give it a try. The 2012 Reader’s Choice Awards were announced. More than one million votes were cast. The results, with 20 different categories is the result of regular readers. In this list I … Read more