Adam Shields I love my kindle in large part because I do not need shelves for the books. Part of my commitment to myself when I bought the kindle was to not build up a paper library. So I give away almost all of my paper books once I have read them. I also get a few, … Read more
Takeaway: Spy Thrillers are about the chase. Purchase Links: Hardback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook Twice a Spy is a sequel to Once a Spy, one of my favorite books last year. The basic premise is that Drummond Clark, a retired appliance salesman, with middle stages of early onset Alzheimer’s, is actually a super spy. Charlie, his … Read more
Some of the books from previous Free Book posts are still available for free. If you want to see all free books as they come out you should follow Books on the Knob on their RSSor Twitter Feed. As always please check to make sure the books are still free before you “œbuy” them, especially from Amazon. Prices can change quickly. … Read more
Takeaway: Sex is too important to either leave in the youth room or just make a part of an attention grabbing sermon series. Purchase Links: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition (This is a lendable book, so first person to ask can read it for free.) I have been reading through a number of books on sex … Read more
Takeaway: Not really a fan of travel for work, but I am glad for fairly mindless audiobooks to keep me entertained. Purchase Links: Hardcover, Audible.com Audiobook I can tell I am traveling because I am burning through audiobooks. When I travel it mostly to do program observations of after school programs and then right up … Read more
Takeaway: It seems most modern science fiction authors have become small government conservatives. But apart from the political ‘speechifying’ it is a good story. Purchase Links: Hardcover, Audible.com Audiobook, Multi format DRM free ebook I really like John Ringo. This is the fourth series where he was the author or co-author and I think I have … Read more
Around Christmas, John Armstrong had a couple posts about this book. The basic idea of the book is to encourage non-erotic (platonic) cross gender friendships among Christians. This is a fairly delicate subject because we all know affairs and issues that arise from cross gender friendship. I think this book makes a fairly strong case … Read more
Takeaway: The role of a pastor is not to fix people, but fix people’s eyes upon God. Best general book on what it means to be a pastor I have read. Purchase Links: Hardback, Kindle Edition I have a hard time not gushing when I talk about Eugene Peterson’s book. I pre-ordered this one several … Read more
Takeaway: If you want a recovered fundamentalist version of David Sedaris this is a good attempt. Purchase Links: Hardback, Paperback, Kindle Edition, Free Audiobook I am a regular reader of Matthew Paul Turner’s blog. I am not a fan of everything there, but I think his is a voice that needs to be listened to. … Read more
Takeaway: This is what memoir and audiobooks should be about. Hard to praise it too much. There are books and authors that should be listened to and not read. And sometimes there are productions of audiobooks that are so well done that the audio is better than the paper. In this case, both are true. … Read more