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The Sculptor by Scott McCloud (2015)

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I recently reviewed a favorite non-fiction comic by Scott McCloud, Reinventing Comics, and am currently reading his previous Understanding Comics. Having fallen in love with this guy’s work and mind, I thought I’d try the only graphic novel of his … Continue reading

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Mea Culpa by Kyle McClellan (2015)

Learning from Mistakes in the Ministry My dad (a Baptist pastor in the Midwest) joined a reading club that I’d never heard of before, Ten Things, I believe it’s called, which focuses on ministry-related literature for men in the ministry. … Continue reading

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Grandfather and the Moon by Stéphanie LaPointe and Rogé (2015)

Along the road of looking for pleasant graphic novels at my local library, I came across the simple yet profound gem tucked inside in a Little Free Library. I had never before heard of singer and actress Stéphanie Lapointe or … Continue reading

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Social Media by Grant Kennedy (2015)

Master Social Media Marketing: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Instagram “Social media is the bane of our existence!” I agree entirely with this sentiment, but since I’ve run a book-review blog since 2011, perhaps you don’t believe me. I left Facebook … Continue reading

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Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willinck and Leif Babin (2015)

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willinck and Leif Babin (2015) I read and reviewed this book for course I took recently in Principles of Leadership, so this review is a bit more engaging than … Continue reading

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The Wright Brothers by David McCullough (2015)

I chose this book from the hundred currently on my shelf in America because I recently enjoyed reading David McCullough’s Mornings on Horseback and wanted another well-documented and insightful book from the era of the late 19th century. I had … Continue reading

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Infinitives: Essays from Guatemala by Becca Nelson (2015)

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Not long ago, I finished Beneath the Ancient Dust, a memoir of sorts by Melissa Myers about her nine years serving in Afghanistan. That book was a departure for me, an unknown female author roughly my age writing about all … Continue reading

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Gray Mountain by John Grisham (2015)

When the blurbs in a writer’s newest book are all about how great the writer is, not the actual book, you know it’s time for that writer to take a break. I wish I had paid attention to this bit … Continue reading

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Last-Minute Survival Secrets by Joey Green (2015)

128 Ingenious Tips to Endure the Coming Apocalypse and Other Minor Inconveniences For almost half of this book, I was getting really quite angry at Joey Green. While his ideas were useful and his follow-up tidbits educational, the majority of … Continue reading

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Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (2015)

The one human being she had ever fully and wholeheartedly trusted had failed her; the only man she had ever known to whom she could point and say with expert knowledge, “He is a gentleman, in his heart he is … Continue reading

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