Archive for June, 2011

I have read a book by Henri Nouwen once before called Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life and it was superb.  I left it in Togo, or I would make everyone read it.  I really should buy it again.  So It took about 6 years to read another of his books for some reason.  […]


I found this book by searching for Nobel Prize authors and what was available at half price books.  I think the quality of the writing was good– who am I to judge Nobel Prize winners– so I’ll say it was worthy.  The content was more questionable but I will say real.  This is not Christian […]


I don’t think this is the first time this has come up, but this was an audiobook so I guess I didn’t technically “read” it.  It was a good way to “read” it though I think although the old English took some getting used to it.  I think the reading in a British accent helped […]