I’ve gotten into a few series lately, primarily the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva, which I’ve read completely out of order (he does a great job of explaining things without giving away what happened in earlier books). The main character is an Israeli spy/assassin whose cover is as one of the world’s leading art [...]
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May 1, 2008
In Which I List the Books I’ve Read in 2008, Update 2
Started but not completed yet (bold means I’m actually attempting the whole book-on-paper thing):
Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope
Anne Rice, Christ The Lord: Cana
Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch
Nick Hornby, How To Be Good
Jasper Fforde, First Among Sequels
Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee, Rama Revealed
Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz
CS Lewis, The Screwtape Letters (read by John Cleese [...]
March 24, 2008
In Which I List the Books I’ve “Read” in 2008. Part 1
My commute is roughly 25 miles each way, so I spend a lot of time in the car/on the train. I kill most of that time listening to audio books. I discovered audio books in college while driving back and forth from Seattle to Indiana, and though I’ve got a lot of music on my [...]
March 3, 2008
In Which I Post A Reading In Honor of Read Across America Day.
Read Across America Day was today, so in honor of the event (created to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday), I’m posting a reading I did for a class in college.
I was doing an internship for a small magazine and one of my jobs was to scour newsletters sent in by churches and other ministries for items [...]
