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I recently read Dr. No by Ian Fleming (1958), so I thought I’d also review the 1962 film starring Sean Connery. It’s James Bond, of course, so not really a “family movie,” but I explore why not in this post. Continue reading
In the basement here, I have a bookshelf dedicated to my small collection of Newberry-Medal-winning books. I began collecting them from garage sales and thrift stores years ago, and I even used to keep a list of titles in my … Continue reading
After finishing the official nine-book Little House on the Prairie series, which I read to my family over the course of this past year, I read this short diary that Laura wrote as she, Manly, and Rose Wilder fled the … Continue reading
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The Story of John G. Paton Another dusty missionary biography from my parents’ old church library, this book published by The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago presents itself as a book written for young readers, though I sort of doubt … Continue reading
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I picked up this book many years ago at a small bookstore, judging by the title and picture on the cover that it might be some sort of ancient romance set in the mountains of Tibet. As it turns out, … Continue reading
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“Freedom meant one thing to him—home.” (136) Russian literature has always intrigued me, but more for its survival in facing the Bear than for its literary genius. I selected this book for this year’s Siblings’ Book Club list mostly due … Continue reading
A mew intimate portrait of a man who influence millions From the author’s introduction, I knew that I held a different kind of biography of James Hudson Taylor than I had ever read before. J.C. Pollock, the first person to … Continue reading
