Book Eight in the Dirk Pitt series proved to be Clive Cussler‘s most unusual story yet. I like to think of it as a series of semi-connected novellas rather than a full novel, because each Part has such a unique … Continue reading
Tag Archives: 1986
Across China by Peter Jenkins (1986)
Peter Jenkins has long been a favorite of mine, for both A Walk Across America to The Walk West. When I first came across this book in college, I had yet to gain a deep interest in China. That land … Continue reading
Redwall by Brian Jacques (1986)
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Fantasy is not my norm, and children’s fantasy even less so. Perhaps the closest I’ve come since having left the anamorph-heavy world of children’s books was Watership Down by Richard Adams. Nevertheless, upon the strong recommendation from my older brother, … Continue reading
This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti (1986)
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Angels, demons, and the power of prayer. This Present Darkness is a Christian classic that every believer should read. Continue reading
Ordinary Amos and the Amazing Fish by Eugenie and Henry Fernandes (1986)
My wife found this book in the kindergarten library last month, and after having read it to the kids the night before, she told me its story over lunch the next day. Even by this mere recollection of plot—for I … Continue reading
Revolution in World Missions by K.P. Yohannan (1986)
I have already noted my wariness of K.P. Yohannan and his theology in my review of his book Discouragement. Yet nearly a full decade before having read that book, I had come across and simply devoured this eye-opening magnum opus, … Continue reading
Marx and Satan by Richard Wurmbrand (1986)
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A Christian review of Marx and Satan, Richard Wurmbrand’s eminently critical look at Communism in 1986. Continue reading
His Needs, Her Needs by Willard F. Harley Jr. (1986)
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This classic go-to book on marriage relationships goes much deeper than Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages. His Needs, Her Needs by William F. Harley Jr. is a a fantastic resource. Continue reading
Last of the Breed by Louis L’Amour (1986)
“I shall not worry you. I shall move on, further away, and when spring comes I shall go to America.” She lifted a cynical eyebrow. “Is that so easy?” He shrugged again. “I do not say it will be easy. … Continue reading
Fatherhood by Bill Cosby (1986)
Bill Cosby has been an unsung hero of mine for a long time. [Editor’s Note: Yeah, like the rest of you before the #MeToo movement, I also didn’t know his secrets]. So highly educated, so personally funny, so reasonably honest … Continue reading