The link below is to a site that offers free audio books. Again, for that time when you’re driving (or doing something else) and you’re not able to read in the conventional manner, perhaps an audio book is the answer.
For more visit:
http://audioliterate.com/
The following link is to an article about the need to keep reading, whatever happens in the traditional book vs digital book battle.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-walker-baron/print-books-ebooks_b_1469623.html
I have started reading ‘A God Entranced Vision of All Things – The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards,’ with John Piper and Justin Taylor as the general editors of the book. It was published in 2004 by Crossway Books and has 275 pages.
This book is a collection of studies on Jonathan Edwards – his life, ministry and legacy. Each chapter investigates some facet of Edwards and each chapter is penned by a different author. The authors of these studies include John Piper, J. I. Packer, Paul Helm and Sam Storms, names widely recognized in reformed circles. The studies are expansions of messages delivered at a Desiring God Ministries conference in October 2003, celebrating 300 years since the birth of Jonathan Edwards.
In my journey through this book, I have thus far reached the end of chapter 2. What I can say is that this book is very easy to read, but difficult to put down. It has the readability that many books associated with Desiring God Ministries have, yet the weightiness of the subject matter does not allow one to just move through the book without serious reflection.
The book doesn’t leave you contemplating the past and Jonathan Edwards in particular, but the God of Jonathan Edwards and leads the reader to a serious contemplation of the glorious God who is all. Edwards life was about God and his enjoyment of Him, and this is the subject of chapter 1, ‘A God-Entranced Vision of All Things: Why We Need Jonathan Edwards 300 Years Later,’ by John Piper. Chapter 2 gives an overview of the life and legacy of Jonathan Edwards in ‘Jonathan Edwards: His Life and Legacy,’ by Stephen J. Nichols. With chapter 3, ‘Sarah Edwards: Jonathan’s Home and Haven,’ by Noel Piper, the subject matters of the first section of the book is dealt with brilliantly, ‘Part 1 – The Life and Legacy of Edards.’ Certainly I can speak to the first two chapters as having achieved that and I have little doubt the third will compliment the first 2.
The treatment of the guiding principles of Edwards’ life and the brief overview of it, leads the reader to the God of Jonathan Edwards and this would surely be the legacy that Edwards would have hoped for.
The link below is to a website that offers free audio books in mp3, iPod or iTunes format. Perhaps you can ‘read’ a book while driving to work.
For more visit:
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/
The link below is to an article that asks readers to respond to the question, ‘what is the fastest you’ve ever read a book.’ So it is to the comments in response to the question that may be of interest to readers.
For more visit:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/124266
If you are/were a fan of the book ‘Three Cups of Tea’ by Greg Mortenson, it would seem you have been duped, especially if you donated to Mortenson’s charity. Read all about the scandal via the links below.
For more visit:
– http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18560_162-20054397.html
– http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/18/tagblogsfindlawcom2012-celebrityjustice-idUS410247919220120418
The link below is to an article that offers some suggestions on how to complete books that you start to read. I think it is probably a fairly common problem, having a book (or many) lying about that you haven’t been able to finish. I seem to have this problem increasingly these days, so perhaps there are some tips here to help.
For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/04/how-to-actually-finish-the-books-you-want-to-read/
The link below is to an article that looks at the books we like to read again and again.
For more visit:
http://www.themillions.com/2012/04/the-books-we-come-back-to.html
The link below is to an article in praise of the digital book – worth a read.
For more visit:
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/feb/15/ebooks-cant-burn/
The link below is to an article in praise of the traditional book – worth a read. However, ebooks have arrived and will continue to improve.
For more visit:
http://www.themillions.com/2012/04/confessions-of-a-reluctant-fetishist-keep-books-adulterated.html
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