The History of Coffee and How It Transformed the World Any coffee lover would likely be interested in picking up Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast, if for no other reason than to prove to all the other people in the … Continue reading
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God is Red by Liao YiWu (2011)
The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China Christianity and China—what an excellent mix of topics for a guy like me! Someone recommended God is Red to me several years ago as describing the “growing and persecuted … Continue reading
Walking the Bible by Bruce Feiler (2001)
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A Journey by Land through the Five Books of Moses The title of this book drew me in from the moment I saw it on the sales shelf. As I delved in, I felt as if I were sitting shotgun … Continue reading
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (1954)
Perhaps the most classic book of the past century, and I toss it onto the “I Give Up” pile? What in the world’s wrong with me!? I hate to say it, but like many in our entertainment-driven culture, I’ve fallen … Continue reading
Chung Kuo—The Middle Kingdom by David Wingrove (1989)
A Sci-fi, mulit-installment epic where the Chinese of the future rule both Space and Sky? Yes please! David Wingrove‘s Chung Kuo series certainly intrigued me for other reasons than those just mentioned, though normally that would be enough. For example, the concept of … Continue reading
Airframe by Michael Crichton (1996)
I love a good thriller. Page-turning and heart-pounding novels are some of my favorite pastimes, especially when compared to the quick-fix of a skimpy two-hour-long movie that has zero chance of developing character or emphasizing the “Why?”s of a plot. … Continue reading
O-Zone by Paul Theroux (1987)
Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux was one of my favorite Chinese travelogues ever. After reading that book, I instantly loved the guy. Reading the dust-jacket and blurbs on O-Zone got me so excited that I literally saved it for … Continue reading
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A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (1998)
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Brill Bryson sort of hiked the Appalachian Trail and complained the whole way. That’s the gist of A Walk in the Woods (1998), and I hated it. Continue reading
Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home by Richard Foster (1992)
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Having already read Richard Foster’s The Celebration of Discipline, I knew from the outset that this guy was a little batty and a whole lot mystical. For this reason, I approached Prayer both cautiously and prayerfully, asking God to teach … Continue reading
China Maze by Lawrence Gardella (1981)
The blurbs that pepper this 1981 book’s cover and front pages scream “Fact or Fiction?” as if the story that this novel portrays had any possibility of being real. Those blurbs initially drew me to the book, not to mention … Continue reading