Takeaway: Africa is not poor and hungry all by itself. There are many reasons, but Africa (and other areas of poverty) do not need to remain hungry. Purchase Links: Hardback, Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook Enough: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty is an important book. It is not an exciting … Read more
Takeaway: A good end to the series, not perfect, but still very enjoyable. How do I review the conclusion of a series when I have already said the first two books were among the best books that I have read this year? Especially without giving up a bunch of spoilers? Well frankly I don’t know, … Read more
Neil Gaiman has credibly been accused of sexual assault and abuse. Takeaway: Do you really want what you think you want? Neverwhere has been on my to read list for quite a while. I really like Neil Gaiman as an author. My favorite book of his books is American Gods (my review). There really are few … Read more
Summary: A unique young adult science fiction/fantasy book that has Christian characters and doesn’t suck. Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook I have been in a reading rut for a few weeks. I have not been finishing much and I have not been writing much. Part of it is busyness. My wife is back … Read more
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers is a mostly gross and occasionally very interesting book. I purchased the book in the first place because I enjoyed Mary Roach’s previous book Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. Roach’s writing style is unique. She seems to just wander through thoughts as they come to her, giving … Read more
I am on a self imposed book buying fast. I am trying to work through a significant portion of my long backlog of books between now and the new year. Divine Justice was free on Audible.com. (It still is as of Aug 14, 2010. You need to get the audible.com software for a blackberry. It is a … Read more
I have been hearing nuggets about the book Drive fairly regularly since it came out last December. Finally after yet another positive review from Tony Morgan, I picked it up. Drive is fascinating, although a little repetitive. We are told over and over again, that the science of motivation is far from the business of actually motivating … Read more
Takeaway: Classic Christian biographies are well worth reading to show us what God has done before us, even if they occasionally fall into hagiography. One of the significant benefits of ereaders is that anything in public domain is essentially free. Want to read Little Women, you can read it for free. Want to read Anna Karenina, Hunchback of … Read more
Every once in a while I need something to clense the pallet. Wait, that is how I started my review of No Way to Treat a First Lady. Well I am a big fan of Christopher Buckley’s humor. Darn it. That is how I started the review of Boomsday. At least I read Supreme Courtship … Read more
The Necromancer is the fourth book in a series. So not one I would recommend jumping directly into. These are not stand alone books. The series starts with The Alchemyst, then The Magician, then the Sorceress (links are to my reviews). The first book I found free for kindle (it is no longer free). The last three … Read more