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Watership Down by Richard Adams (1972)

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If someone told me, “Hey, you’ve got to check out this great 500-page book about bunnies,” I’d think they were crazy. But that’s sort of what happened long ago, back when I was in high school. On a basketball tourney-trip, … Continue reading

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Moonraker by Ian Fleming (1955)

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James Bond #3 Another installment to our Siblings’ Book Club for 2020, this third book in the original James Bond series by Sir Ian Fleming is also the third of his books I’ve read. I sort of began the series … Continue reading

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Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke (1953)

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While catching up on reviewing the countless books from past several years which I’ve let slip through the cracks, I realized that I had never reviewed this fifth book from my Siblings’ 2018 Book Club, Childhood’s End by Arthur C. … Continue reading

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Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough (1981)

The Story of an Extraordinary Story, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt As part of The Strenuous Life, a Scouts-for-Men program designed by Brett McKay (ArtofManliness.com), I’m slowly pursuing the “Roughrider” badge, which … Continue reading

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Rocket Men by Robert Kurson (2018)

The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon In my reading, I occasionally come across great books that I simply have no desire to finish, for one reason or another. In … Continue reading

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PRE by Tom Jordan (1997)

The Story of America’s Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine  “Was he more subdued in Europe? Not when I was with him, he wasn’t.  I think maybe I saw him not subdued a few times over there.  Perhaps he was on … Continue reading

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All You Need Is KILL by Hiroshi Sakurazaka (2004)

This unique selection was the first read in our 2020 Siblings’ Book Club, and I’m not yet certain how all the family—especially the ladies—liked it. Aliens, war, relentless killing, cursing and battlefield jokes about sex—this one has it all, apparently. … Continue reading

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That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis (1945)

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A Christian review of C.S. Lewi’s third book in the Perelandra series, That Hideous Strength (1945) Continue reading

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Perelandra by C.S. Lewis (1943)

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Book Two in the Space Trilogy Right out of the gates: compared to its predecessor in this series, Perelandra felt like quite a drag, and proved to be more thought-provoking but less entertaining than Book One, Out of the Silent … Continue reading

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Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis (1938)

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“The love of knowledge is a kind of madness” (55) Nearing the end of our Sibling’s Book Club for 2019, we’re touching on a series that’s been part of our plan for years. I can’t believe that this first book, Out … Continue reading

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