The link below is to a book review of ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four,’ by George Orwell.
For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/19/100-best-novels-1984-george-orwell-nineteen-eighty-four-robert-mccrum
Monthly Archives: January 2015
On Friendship: A Review of “The Company We Keep”
In the past few years, I’ve been thinking on and off about friendships. It seems to me that many people don’t have good, close friends whom they trust, confide in, and help. I’ve noticed that a lot of people would rather be alone or not get too close to others; a text or Facebook message is fine, but spending time together in a meaningful way is not always desired. Why is this the case? I suppose it has to do with several things, including social media as well as the fact that people are too busy (and too selfish?) to cultivate deep friendships.
If you’ve been thinking about friendship, desire good friendships (or if you think negatively about friendships!) I highly recommend this booklet: The Company We Keep by Jonathan Holmes. It’s a brief (just over 100 small pages), concise (to the point), and clear (outlined and explained well)…
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The Price of Ebooks
The link below is to an article that considers the price of ebooks.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brooke-warner/what-are-ebooks-worth_b_6334402.html
Growing Up With Too Many Books
The link below is to an article that looks at the perils of growing up with too many books.
For more visit:
http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/01/16/obstacle-course/
The future of books looks a lot like the past
Not My Review: On Guard – Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse at Church, by Deepak Reju
The link below is to a book review of ‘On Guard – Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse at Church,’ by Deepak Reju.
For more visit:
http://www.challies.com/book-reviews/on-guard
OdiloPlace
The link below is to an article that takes a look at OdiloPlace, a library ebook service.
For more visit:
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2015/01/16/odilo-launches-new-library-ebook-service-in-the-u-s/
“The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven” Recants Story, Rebukes Christian Retailers [UPDATED!!!!!]
UPDATE 1 ! According to sources, Lifeway intends to pull this book from it’s bookstore! Warren Throckmorton has the story, but the gist is that in response to Throckmorton’s questions, “Martin King, Director of Communications at Lifeway issued a statement saying the stores are pulling the book:
“LifeWay was informed this week that Alex Malarkey has retracted his testimony about visiting heaven as told in the book “The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven.” Therefore, we are returning to the publisher the few copies we have in our Stores.”
We have commentary on this and will be posting a fuller update tomorrow morning.
UPDATE 2! The Washington Post confirms that Tyndale House will also stop selling this book
UPDATE 3! Emails Suggest Lifeway President Knew of Heaven Scam, Chose Not to Act
Lifeway has been selling The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven for many years now. It is part of the trifecta of…
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Tyndale House Publishers Knew The Malarkey Book Was A Fraud
In response to the revelation that Alex Malarkey has recanted of his claims to have visited heaven, and repudiated his book “The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven” and in light of Tyndale releasing this statement: which suggests they had JUST NOW learned about this fraud “We are saddened to learn that Alex Malarkey, co-author of ‘The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven,’ is now saying that he made up the story of dying and going to heaven. Given this information, we are taking the book out of print.”
From Phil Johnson:
” For the record, Tyndale House Publishers knew full well more than two years ago that Kevin Malarkey’s book contained fabricated stories. I have a stack of correspondence between Beth Malarkey and Tyndale in which she tried to make Alex’s true voice heard. They completely blew her off. So in early June last year, I sent the…
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A Year of Books Fail?
Has the Mark Zuckerberg book club, ‘A year of Books,’ failed? The link below is to an article that considers this question.
For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/jan/15/mark-zuckerberg-book-club-opens-disappointing-first-chapter
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