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Iron Curtain, The Crushing of Eastern Europe by Anne Applebaum.

 

You did not stipulate that they had to be of that genre.

 

No children's books?

 

He did dabble in theology...

"Almost perfect... but not quite."
Those were the words of Mary Hume
At her seventh birthday party,
Looking 'round the ribboned room.
"This tablecloth is pink not white--
Almost perfect... but not quite."

"Almost perfect... but not quite."
Those were the words of grown-up Mary
Talking about her handsome beau,
The one she wasn't gonna marry.
"Squeezes me a bit too tight--
Almost perfect... but not quite."

"Almost perfect... but not quite."
Those were the words of ol' Miss Hume
Teaching in the seventh grade,
Grading papers in the gloom
Late at night up in her room.
"They never cross their t's just right--
Almost perfect... but not quite."

Ninety-eight the day she died
Complainin' 'bout the spotless floor.
People shook their heads and sighed,
"Guess that she'll like heaven more."
Up went her soul on feathered wings,
Out the door, up out of sight.
Another voice from heaven came--
"Almost perfect... but not quite."

 

You won't need the previous Odd Thomas books to read the last two. Worth the effort.

 

The first two for 2016:

The Brothers Karamazov by Tolstoy

The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer

 

I've never read Dean Koontz before but oddly I'll add that one to my list - looks good.
I have to take The Martian off my 2016 list - it was a quick read.

Here's one I started yesterday: The Sense of Biblical Narrative: Structural Analyses in the Hebrew Bible, by David Jobling, (1986). The first portion deals specifically with Jonathan's role in the early chapters of Samuel - something I'm teaching through now.

And two more weighty ones I've got on my shelf ready to read;

Rhetorical Analysis: An Introduction to Biblical Rhetoric by Roland Meynet (1998)
Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative by Adele Berlin (1994)

I've promised myself I'd read a book by Jane Austin, probably Pride and Predjudice - ugggh I'll need an accountability partner with that one! ha ha

I've got three Halo books just waiting for me on my Kindle - should be a day read each.

As well as the Code Breaker's series (4 books).

That list should get me though February

Rob

 

Good books. If you were not aware of it already, Sajer's has issues and should not be considered completely factual.

 

My first four books, which some minor annotations, which should be completed by the end of January are:

7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Covey (I read this at the start of every year)

Why I Still Believe: Leading Bible Scholars Share Their Stories of Faith and Scholarship - ed Byron (this has been on my list since early this year)

1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed - Cline (became aware of this late in the year, made my January list for sure)

The Training of the Twelve - Bruce (our executive staff is reading this together)

 

Don't understand how people can read the Odd Thomas books. So many unbiblical themes and grotesque plots, one book was enough for me. I don't remember if I finished it or not, probably not.

One of my goals for 2016 is to re-read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. I read it over 30 years ago.



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