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« on: December 27, 2005, 10:04:21 AM » |
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In this thread, we can share the books that we received for Christmas or bought with Christmas money.
My haul:
Bono in Conversation
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon
American Gods, Neil Gaimon
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, vol. 1
Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky
The Idiot, Dostoevsky
With Feathers, Woody Allen
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« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2005, 01:18:43 PM » |
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my Christmas book haul:
God Is The Gospel - John Piper
When I Don't Desire God - John Piper
Showdown - Ted Dekker
(i'm currently reading "The Idiot," Josh. so far it is quite interesting.)
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« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2005, 01:56:47 PM » |
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A Cure for the Common Life--Max Lucado
Praise Habit-_David Crowder
To Live For--Ryan Dobson
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"When we spend so much time promoting everything we're against that the message of who we are for gets lost, when Christians are putting everyone else down, how is Jesus lifted up in that?." Doug Fields
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Vlad!
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« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2005, 05:47:14 PM » |
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Josh, I'm really glad you liked the SF hall of fame well enough to want to own it! My own haul:
The Best Cat Ever, Cleveland Amory
Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre: The Best of H. P. Lovecraft, Lovecraft
Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules, Steve McConnell
Writing Secure Code, Michael Howard and David LeBlanc
From Coder to Developer, Mike Gunderloy
Some of those might seem boring to you, but I like reading books about Computer Science.
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2005, 06:48:02 PM » |
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The Showdown, Ted Dekker
Also attained in my family, which I will be taking part of as well...
Obsessed, Ted Dekker
Monster, Frank Peretti
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« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2005, 07:05:32 PM » |
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I feel so silly after reading all the serious titles mentioned.
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes.
I also got a few magazines and a beginner's guitar book, if those count as books.
Don't feel bad for me though, I have plenty of other things around I've been meaning to read for quite some time. I prefer music anyway, since it's something I can enjoy while doing other things.
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Someday, Dan will make a site with nothing but pictures of amusing stolen avatars.
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« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2005, 07:18:09 PM » |
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The Quotable Lewis
Beatles 365
The Story of Britain
Ireland
EDIT: OOOO! I can't believe I forgot this one, cause its easily my favorite gift. My brother bought me the Official Military Atlas of the Civil War. Holy. Freaking. Crap. This book is monstrous, really monstrous. It compiles all the maps that the officers made on both sides of the war, and it details troop movements. I can't even begin to comprehend its wonderfulness. I'm still reading Shelby Foote's Civil War Trilogy, and I'm looking at the atlas as I read to help me visualize battles. So cool.
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« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2005, 12:08:02 PM » |
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Books would be very welcome for Christmas, but my family does not read good lit. so I prefer that they not buy me books. My mother bought me a 'chicken soup for the soul with Chritian overtones' type book, which I will regift at some point. In the new year I plan to buy all the books that I want to read myself.
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"There are two ways to have enough, one is to accumulate more and more, the other is to desire less." - G.K. Chesterton
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Vlad!
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« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2006, 12:39:55 AM » |
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Chicken Soup for the Soul With Christian Overtones? I don't know whether to laugh or shake my head. Right now I'm doing both.
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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"There are two ways to have enough, one is to accumulate more and more, the other is to desire less." - G.K. Chesterton
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« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2006, 12:02:54 PM » |
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I feel so silly after reading all the serious titles mentioned.
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes.
don't feel silly. i freakin' LOVE Calvin and Hobbes too! and by the way, did you know that Watterson actually named the main characters after John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes? i wouldn't have mentioned it, but alas, i must maintain my 'standard' of mentioning Reformed theology at least once per post. and by the way, i don't mean that in a bad spirit. i just found it too funny not to mention that Calvin and Hobbes actually does tie in to RT. =D |
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« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2006, 12:06:45 PM » |
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I'm reading 'the count of Monte Cristo' and then 'the idiot' will be next.
"The Idiot" wow, are we a seriously strange microcosm of humanity, or is Dostoevsky making a serious comeback? whatever the case, i'm glad i'm not alone. |
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« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2006, 01:12:00 PM » |
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I'm reading 'the count of Monte Cristo' and then 'the idiot' will be next.
"The Idiot" wow, are we a seriously strange microcosm of humanity, or is Dostoevsky making a serious comeback? whatever the case, i'm glad i'm not alone. I'm not sure if he is making a comeback, but I read 'the brothers Karamazov' last summer, and a friend told me I should read 'the idiot' next. On a site like this, there would be a few who would want to read it I think. |
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"There are two ways to have enough, one is to accumulate more and more, the other is to desire less." - G.K. Chesterton
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« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2006, 11:19:58 PM » |
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Genesee Diary: Report From A Trappist Monastery by Henri Nouwen
Surprised by Joy by C. S. Lewis
The Faces of Jesus: A Life Story by Frederick Buechner
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