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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (1937)

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For our Siblings Book Club last year, we read Agatha Christie‘s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, which I think we all summarily enjoyed. This year we’ve also got on the docket Christie’s A Pocket Full of Rye, and I think … Continue reading

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The Third Hour by Geoffrey Household (1937)

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As I attempt to work my way through some more of Geoffrey Household‘s works, I came upon this, his first published novel for adults and the book that preceded his most famous novel, Rogue Male. His only previous publishing experience … Continue reading

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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (1937)

This book review is long in coming, because while I’ve read the book before, I wanted to wait until my kids (9, 10) were old enough to appreciate it before reading it again, this time aloud. We weren’t disappointed. When … Continue reading

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The Solitary Throne by Samuel M. Zwemer (1937)

Addresses Given at the Keswick Convention on the Glory and the Uniqueness of the Christian Message I needed a book to re-orient me today, and this five-sermon volume did just that. While I’ve heard the name Zwemer before, I honestly … Continue reading

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The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1937)

You’ve probably seen copies of the biography titled Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy published by Thomas Nelson in 2011, fit with a massive black-and-white photo of the preacher’s face. Whenever we selected The Cost of Discipleship for our Siblings’ Book … Continue reading

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On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1937)

This is the fourth book in the series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, though we’ve skipped reading Farm Boy as a family until we get nearer to Laura’s coming of age. Instead, we’re plowing through the stories of her own childhood … Continue reading

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Seven Simeons by Boris Artzybasheff (1937)

When we travel around the world and aren’t always certain where we’ll spend our next Christmas, I tend to collect piles of books for the kids in difference places, just so they’ll have some new presents to read, no matter … Continue reading

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