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Tag Archives: Books
Book Review: Myrtle the Purple Turtle, by Cynthia Reyes
Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! Did I say, “Beautiful!? Cynthia Reyes’ children’s book, Myrtle the Purple Turtle, is a beautiful story. How she symbolized her daughter’s childhood experience of shame of being different is beautiful. Her resolution of the callousness of bullies … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: My Years in Communist China, by Eva Diao
Every once in a while, I find a book on my shelf which I had forgotten about for a couple of decades. After those not-too-light-reading texts by Friedman and Chomsky, I skimmed for something less taxing. My eye settled on … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: The World is Flat, and Requiem for the American Dream
Recently, my mother gave me a book to read, Noam Chomsky’s Requiem for the American Dream. Some years ago, she had given me Thomas L. Friedman’s The World is Flat, which I have neglected on my shelf as dust gathered. … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Stories of My Childhood?
After completing the 20 year quest for adulthood in Of Human Bondage, I noticed two small paperback books on my bookshelf. These were books with titles which I remembered from my childhood. Those should be good once-more-read selections, though being … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham
Since Christmas, I have had a dilemma. As I mentioned earlier, I purchased the 11 volume set of history books by Will and Arial Durant, The Story of Civilization. My concern is how to fit them onto our already over-supplied … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: The Year of Living Biblically, by A. J. Jacobs
During a recent visit, my wife’s cousin distributed some books which she had read. She handed me A. J. Jacob’s, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible. “You’re the only … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Two Memoirs by Cynthia Reyes
We have several rocking chairs in our cabin. In each of our great-rooms, you can find a place to sit and rock while relaxing. When reading two memoirs by Cynthia Reyes, A Good Home and An Honest House, I envision Cynthia … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Born Bad, by James Boyce
My Christian upbringing did not take long to get to the point: All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). But, what is this concept of Original Sin? While reading The Righteous Mind, we happened … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Fairest Picture, David C. Antonucci
During our stay at the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, we noticed a statue of Mark Twain sitting on a bench outside of restaurant near some shops. I pondered what Mark Twain had to do with Lake Tahoe, while using … Continue reading
Book Review: Founding Faith, Steven Waldman
Religion, society and politics in the USA. We seem to rediscover our faith every few generations, rekindling the debates about the role of individual, faith communities, and government. The current cycle of discussion may have begun with the Evangelical revival … Continue reading
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