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“Jakob” is a short story about a brutal murder and an angelic messenger in a Russian Gulag. Part 3 in my “Before I Wake” series. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Communism
The Wave by Todd Strasser (1981)
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The social experiment conducted in The Wave by Todd Strasser (1981) is so poignant, I’m shocked I’d never heard of it! Frustrated by the mobs roaming the streets of Minnesota and Washington right now? This book will help you understand them a bit better. Continue reading
Green Leaf in Drought-time by Isobel Kuhn (1957)
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The story of missionaries Arthur and Wilda Mathews stuck and suffering in China as Communism swept the nation in the early 1950s. Continue reading
Chinese Thought by H.G. Creel (1953)
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This overview and summary of Chinese Thought by H.G. Creel (1953) gives you an introductory clue to China’s historical beliefs. Continue reading
Quiller Bamboo by Adam Hall (1991)
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I recently read my first-ever Adam Hall book, The Peking Target, which I’d found in a thrift store. I hadn’t been aware at the time that The Peking Target was in fact the 10th book in the Quiller series, a … Continue reading
From the Claws of the Dragon by Caroll F. Hunt (1988)
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A Story of Harry Lee’s Deliverance from the Chinese Red Guards Christian biographies always act like a shot of caffein to my spiritual life. Within the hours and usually days after finishing one, I always feel a bit stronger, a … Continue reading
Saving the Queen by William F. Buckley, Jr. (1976)
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Blackford Oakes, Book 1 Earlier this year, I came across Who’s on First?, the fourth book in a spy series by William F. Buckley, Jr. This author was famous before my time and is thus no longer a must-read, but … Continue reading
Fire Road by Kim Phuc Phan Thi (2017)
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The Napalm Girl’s Journey through the Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness, and Peace; Translated by Ashley Wiersma You’ve likely seen the picture, the grainy photo from Vietnam of children fleeing a bombing, one naked little girl crying in terror … Continue reading
Who’s on First? by William F. Buckley Jr. (1980)
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Blackford Oakes, Book 4 I’m kind of a sucker for Soviet-era spy novels (as long as they’re not 6,000 pages long like most of John Le’Carre‘s books). I recently came upon this book by William F. Buckley and found the … Continue reading
Honey for the Bears by Anthony Burgess (1963)
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Honey for the Bears (1963) is another morality-pushing novel from the author of Clockwork Orange. A Christian review. Continue reading