Books Over The Holidays
As usual, my holiday season has been filled with many WONDERFUL books. While my reading over the last month has been primarily fiction, I am looking forward to digging into the non-fiction soon. I will probably be reviewing most of the books, but I thought I would put it to you. Obviously, the non-fiction selection is narrow at the moment, but let me know if any of the books are of particular interest to you. Let me know.
Fiction:
“The Gum Thief” by Douglas Coupland
“Whitethorn” by Bryce Courtenay
“Sylvia” by Bryce Courtenay
“The Fionavar Tapestry - Trilogy” by Guy Gavriel Kay
“The Summer Tree” Book 1
“The Wandering Fire” Book 2
“The Darkest Road” Book 3“Ysabel” by Guy Gavriel Kay
“Hood” by Stephen R. Lawhead (now reading)
“Scarlet” by Stephen R. Lawhead (not yet read)
Non-Fiction:
READ:
“Christi-Anarchy: Discovering A Radical Spirituality Of Compassion” by Dave Andrews
NOW READING:“Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi” by Donald Spoto
“Emergence: The Connected Lives Of Ants, Brains, Cities & Software” by Steven Johnson
NOT YET READ:
“Inhabiting the Church: Biblical Wisdom for a New Monasticism” by Jon R. Stock, Tim Otto & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
“Punk Monk: New Monasticism and the Ancient Art of Breathing” by Andy Freeman (Author), Pete Greig (Author)
“Making Of A Story” by Alice Laplante
“Psychology For Dummies” by Adam Cash
“Anam Cara: Spiritual Wisdom From The Celtic World” by John Donohue
“Bird By Bird: Some Instructions On Writing And Life” by Anne Lamott
“Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need To Know Now” by Gordon Livingston
“On The Road With Francis Of Assisi: A Timeless Journey Through Umbria & Tuscany & Beyond” by Linda Bird Francke
“On The Bible” by Karen Armstrong
“The Numbers Behind Numb3rs: Solving Crime With Mathematics” by Keith Devlin & Gary Lorden
Hey Jamie. Welcome back to you both! Sounds like you are refreshed so that is great. It’s quite a cold week to come back to so all the best in the transition!
Your book list looks quite compelling. I am a big Anne Lamott fan. Have you read any of her other books, like Traveling Mercies? Also, Lyle and I saw a movie about the love of reading (a documentary) that I think you’d also love, called The Stone Reader.
see ya,
Lydia
Hey Lydia,
Thanks! I am refreshed enough to face the coming challenges (I hope). I have reaed some Lamott and really enjoyed her writing, so I thought that this book would be good. Thanks for the recommendation on the film. Let’s get together some time soon.
Peace,
Jamie
i just read “mere discipleship”, by lee camp. fantastic read.
also in the same vain:
dissident discipleship - augsburger
ps - thanks to your st.francis series, i got a question right on jeopardy!
LOL, Joe! Glad my blogs are good for something, eh?
Peace,
Jamie
Welcome back. Glad Australia was refreshing.
Your book list looks interesting. The Christi-Anarchy one looks intriguing.
Linea
Hey Linea,
Actually, since I have already read it, “Christi-Anarchy” will probably be the first review (probably next week). Thanks!
Peace,
Jamie