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While I love most of Lionel Davidson’s books, The Chelsea murders (a.k.a. Murder Games) was not at all a favorite. Unreadable, actually. Too bad! Continue reading
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Sweet and Sour: Tales from China (1978)
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Sweet and Sour: Tales from China retold by Carol Kendall and Yao-Wen Li (1978) with Drawings by Shirley Felts I’ve recently exchanged “reading to my kids” for “reading with my kids.” Every other week, I have them each select a … Continue reading
The Death of Woman Wang by Jonathan D. Spence (1978)
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It’s been a while since I read a book on Chinese history, but I’m back into it—and I’ve got my reasons. I truly enjoyed Jonathan D. Spence’s Mao Zedong but got slogged down in his Search for Modern China (that … Continue reading
The Hour That Changes the World by Dick Eastman (1978)
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A Practical Plan for Personal Prayer Our church’s secretary recently revamped our church library, and it’s making a difference. Whereas I used to get a headache when I saw the chaos that was our library, now when I walk through … Continue reading
The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl (1978)
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We’ve dwindled down nearly to the bottom of the Roald Dahl Barrel in our attempt to read through all of his books. Well, that is, all of his children’s books. My kids will have to wait until they’re adults and … Continue reading
The Last Two Weeks of Georges Rivac by Geoffrey Household (1978)
I recently finished reading Geoffrey Household’s Hostage: London (1977), a slow-paced terrorism thriller that scratched some itches, and after putting it down, I longed for more. I scoured my paperback dealer and found two more novels that will keep me … Continue reading
Goodbye, California by Alistair MacClean (1978)
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Sometimes I feel like a glutton for punishment. There are evenings when, depending on my mood, I’ve lost all taste for books on hospitality or whatever else I’m studying, and I just want to read a good ol’ caper. Sadly, … Continue reading
Vixen 03 by Clive Cussler (1978)
For his fifth installment in the Dirk Pitt series, Clive Cussler takes his readers to South Africa and the black revolution that threatens to topple the white regime. At work to destroy the status quo are a black US Senator … Continue reading
The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges (1978)
“God does not require a perfect, sinless life to have fellowship with Him, but He does require that we be serious about holiness, that we grieve over sin in our lives instead of justifying it, and that we earnestly pursue … Continue reading
Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (1978)
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This simple little tale is like a short feast for children’s imagination, and I say that for two main reasons. First, the poem itself–a collection of couplets with an “I spy” bent that help the kids search through the illustrations … Continue reading