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How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (2003)

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Long ago, I had picked up this audiobook for the kids from our Public Library, only I had gotten it on CD, and the very first disc was so scratched and skippy that we gave up before the story really … Continue reading

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Murdering McKinley by Eric Rauchway (2003)

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Murdering McKinley by Eric Rauchway (2003) is an enlightening look at the division of early 20th Century America. Continue reading

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White Death by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos (2003)

As I plow my way through Clive Cussler‘s entire bibliography, I inevitably must come across some easily-forgotten stories from The NUMA Files series for a second time. White Death, the story of inbred Eskimos who crave to ruin world fisheries … Continue reading

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Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler (2003)

This book floored me with its—dare I say it?—sheer stupidity. Sorry, Clive. I love you like a man’s supposed to love his car or favorite beverage, but you failed me and your readers big time on this one. I’ll share … Continue reading

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1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies (2003)

It is now time to honor other men who have languished in obscurity for too long. These remarkable Chinese admirals rounded the Cape of Good Hope sixty-six years before Dias, passed through the Straight of Magellan ninety-eight years before Magellan, … Continue reading

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What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page (2003)

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My school has the massive version of this book for reading in front of the class, and my students absolutely loved it. The book includes a great deal of student involvement via guesswork, fantastic artwork in the form of colorful … Continue reading

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The Dark Side of Islam by R.C. Sproul and Abdul Saleeb (2003)

I gobbled this book up on a recent flight overseas and was fascinated by its simple presentation of the key differences between Islam and Christianity, between the Quran and the Bible, and between Allah and the Triune God. It’s likely … Continue reading

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Babylon Rising by Tim Lahaye and Greg Dinallo (2003)

This one’s a bit hard for me to write, because I had a lot of hope for this series. I have really enjoyed the treasure-hunting, code-cracking mysteries of Dan Brown, though I certainly don’t agree with his theology, so I … Continue reading

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The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown (2003)

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Like many readers, I came to read Dan Brown‘s book partly in response to the public outcry it received from Evangelicals across the country. The debate reached its apex while I was still in college—at a very conservative Christian school—so … Continue reading

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Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper (2003)

“The wasted life is the life without a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples…We waste our lives when we do not pray and think and dream and plan and work toward … Continue reading

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