I was too cheap to buy it the past three times I’ve been in Starbucks this week. I normally spend $1.86 (including tax) for my Grande Dark Roast with 2 Sweet-n-Lows and Cream.
So, $22 for a book seemed steep, even though I almost made it through the whole first chapter standing in line the other [...]
Posts under ‘Books I'm Reading’
“A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier”
We’re all fascinated by Africa
I recently read Tim Bascom’s book “Chameleon Days: An American Boyhood in Ethiopia.” I gobbled it down in one afternoon it was so good, like a mini visit to Ethiopia.
When I was working as Press Officer for World Vision UK I helped lead a group of supporters to visit Ethiopia. I remember practicing complicated [...]
Remembering the Saints
The Dude Abides Is a fun blog by Cathleen Falsani, the author of The God Factor. Check out her interview with Thomas Craughwell, author of Saints Behaving Badly. It’s a good reminder that the saints were not perfect people, but people who received grace.
In honor of All Saints Day next week, I intend to hoist [...]
Ode to the Schlow
I love our public library. My son Mack and I have been hitting the Schlow pretty hard lately. The kids programs are terrific and the new books section is awesome. The building is brand new and has lots of cozy seats. Mack and I sat on a couch next to a life-size Clifford and watched [...]
