Reading Life
Find out what’s going on in my reading life.
2011: A Bookish Review
Among my few metanarratives for 2011, one of them is attributed to books. In the beginning of last year I set a target for the number of books I wanted to read (80% of the books I own but haven’t read). That number came out to be 53. I ended up reading only 34 books...
The Reader’s Dilemma
A few weeks ago, on one of those Saturday night excursions to Barnes & Nobles, I purchased a 50% off Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas, a recently well reviewed biography by my nonexistent/unofficial book club comprising of several close,...
Postdiluvian Timeline
Check out the postdiluvian timeline based on the ages of Bible patriarchs. See how genealogies line up from Adam to Joseph.
Antediluvian Timeline: From Adam to Noah
See how the lives of Bible patriarchs from Adam to Noah overlap in this antediluvian timeline! Notes and chart are based on the Book of Genesis.
True Love!
In the spirit of Valentine's, let me present my first book purchase of the year! It's a used copy of the 1952 edition of John Snider's I Love Books: A Guide Through Bookland. I've heard so many good things about this book and I've waited a long time to have and to...
Global Thinkers
One of my favorite things in life is listening to, reading about, meeting and talking with global thinkers. These are people who speak with fire in their eyes, whose passion saturates their words, and whose brains never stop working. They have a source of energy that...