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« on: April 06, 2006, 11:13:18 AM » |
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Figured I would start this thread since I usually buy alot of books. At the beginning of every month, our library has a used book sale. I usually can get 10-15 books for 8 bucks or less if I find alot of titles that I want. Today I purchased:
James Patterson - Cat & Mouse
John Steinbeck - Travels With Charley: In Search of America
John Steinbeck - The Winter of Our Discontent
E.L. Doctorow - Ragtime
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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2006, 11:25:57 AM » |
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I just received a few books via half.com this week.
Immanueal - Michael Card
Life As It Was Meant To Be (1-2 Thessalonians) - Lloyd John Ogilvie
Hand Me Another Brick - Charles Swindoll (second copy to give away)
Qualities of an Excellent Servant - John MacArthur
Building Up One Another - Gene Getz
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TheWanderer
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2006, 11:40:52 AM » |
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I just received a few books via half.com this week.
Immanueal - Michael Card
Ooh..How is that one? I enjoy Mr. Card |
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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2006, 11:50:55 AM » |
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Ooh..How is that one? I enjoy Mr. Card I haven't read it yet, but it's on my short list. |
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schilleriana
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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2006, 04:08:14 PM » |
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got these from half.com or amazon a few weeks ago:
The Mind of the Maker, by Dorothy Sayers
Useless Beauty: Ecclesiastes Through The Lens Of Contemporary Film, by Robert K. Johnston
What's Wrong With the World, by G. K. Chesterton
Philosophy Through Fiction and Film, by Burton F. Porter
I finished Useless Beauty but want to reread bits of it as I watch or rewatch some of the films it mentions.
almost done with What's Wrong With the World.
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Josh
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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2006, 12:19:38 PM » |
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Bonhoffer-- The Cost of Discipleship
Calvin-- Institutes of the Christian Religion
John Piper-- The Passion of Jesus Christ
Looking forward to a great couple of weeks of reading!
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Vlad!
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« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2006, 12:49:40 PM » |
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I've been trying to increase my reading comprehension level in Japanese, so I bought some kids' books to help out. Kids' books are nice because they contain hints (furigana) next to the kanji characters about how to pronounce them. With the help of a dictionary, I'm reading at about 1 page per 10 minutes XD.
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Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well ordered mind than a man’s ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.
- Seneca
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« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2006, 04:49:55 AM » |
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The Murder of Jesus - John MacArthur
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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2006, 07:20:56 AM » |
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I bought four copies of the ESV on ebay. One for me, one for my wife, and two to share.
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Josh
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« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2006, 07:38:15 AM » |
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I bought four copies of the ESV on ebay. One for me, one for my wife, and two to share.
Great choice of translation-- that's easily my favorite. |
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Vlad!
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« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2006, 09:44:32 AM » |
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I got Captain Blood and Scaramouche the King-Maker from the library today (both by one of my favorite authors, Rafael Sabatini). I'll just have to be disciplined in finishing Shogun first.
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Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well ordered mind than a man’s ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.
- Seneca
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« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2006, 08:06:21 PM » |
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Just ordered The Roman Catholic Controversy by Dr. James White, perhaps my favorite living apologist.
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2006, 01:16:40 PM » |
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Received for my birthday two more James White books, The Same Sex Controversy (a biblical discussion of homosexuality) and Scripture Alone (a defense of Sola Scriptura).
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« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2006, 03:31:06 PM » |
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My parents gave me a copy of The Ball and the Cross, by G.K. Chesterton.
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Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well ordered mind than a man’s ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.
- Seneca
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Josh
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« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2006, 03:50:34 PM » |
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From the library:
Don Marquis-- archyology
David Foster Wallace-- A Supposedly Fun Thing That I'll Never Do Again
The Wallace book is a collection of essays that I just HAD to read after I came across his short story "The Devil is a Busy Man" last week. For those who have never read the latter, see if you can get your hands on a copy; it's just about a page and a half long, and it's both hilarious and thought-provoking.
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« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2006, 08:57:12 PM » |
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From the Library:
Original Sin - PD James
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« Reply #16 on: May 27, 2006, 12:09:46 AM » |
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I ordered a copy of The Ball and the Cross.
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« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2006, 08:33:20 AM » |
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recently aquired: "Slaughterhouse 5" & "Timequake" by Vonnegut, "The Princess Bride" by Goldman, "Fahrenheit 451" by Bradbury(i read it twice in gradeschool, now i finally own it!) and a collection of King Arthur stories...the author escapes me. good summer reading i hope.
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« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2006, 01:07:35 PM » |
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J Gresham Machen-- Christianity and Liberalism
Donald E. Miller-- A Defense of Liberal Christianity (No, not THAT Donald Miller)
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Josh
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« Reply #19 on: June 22, 2006, 12:58:24 PM » |
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Bought used:
Helmut Thielicke-- A Little Exercise for Young Theologians
I. John Hesselink-- On Being Reformed
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« Reply #20 on: June 23, 2006, 05:15:44 PM » |
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The Christian Culture Survival Guide - Matthew Paul Turner
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TheWanderer
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« Reply #21 on: June 23, 2006, 05:31:40 PM » |
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Bought:
James Patterson - 1st To Die and 2nd Chance
Waiting for book to arrive at library:
Dallas Willard - The Divine Conspiracy
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« Reply #22 on: June 28, 2006, 01:42:41 PM » |
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One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God--Christian Scharen
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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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Tom
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« Reply #23 on: July 11, 2006, 07:43:47 AM » |
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the last book i picked up was a small collection of Father Brown stories by G. K. Chesterton
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« Reply #24 on: July 20, 2006, 10:00:46 AM » |
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The Man Who Heard Voices Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale, by Michael Bamberger
Freakin' long title.
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Vlad!
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« Reply #25 on: July 22, 2006, 09:29:15 AM » |
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Chesterton's Father Brown mysteries are pretty good.
I went to the library and got a crapton of books:
Captain Blood Returns - Rafael Sabatini
The Fortunes of Casanova - Rafael Sabatini
The Stalking Horse - Rafael Sabatini
Prelude to Foundation and Forward to Foundation - Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories (volume 1) - Isaac Asimov
Obviously I'm a fan of Sabatini and Asimov.
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Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well ordered mind than a man’s ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.
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« Reply #26 on: July 22, 2006, 10:56:52 AM » |
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Unlocking the Meaning of Lost: An Unauthorized Guide, by Lynette Porter and David Lavery
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Silent Wonder
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« Reply #27 on: September 08, 2006, 04:51:18 PM » |
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I stopped by a used bookstore on a whim and found a bunch of Madeleine L'Engle books. I spent like $22 that I didn't have, but I got eight or so books for it.  |
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« Reply #28 on: September 26, 2006, 02:53:23 PM » |
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U2 By U2, by, well, U2
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« Reply #29 on: October 28, 2006, 03:08:07 PM » |
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The Innocent Man, John Grisham
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« Reply #30 on: November 14, 2006, 01:22:25 PM » |
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Plato and Popcorn: A Philosopher's Guide to 75 Thought-Provoking Movies, by William G. Smith
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« Reply #31 on: November 25, 2006, 08:23:18 AM » |
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The Interpreter's Bible Volume 2, 7, & 9.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
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« Reply #32 on: November 25, 2006, 05:55:47 PM » |
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James R. White, Pulpit Crimes: The Criminal Mishandling of God's Word
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Silent Wonder
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« Reply #33 on: November 25, 2006, 06:04:31 PM » |
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
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« Reply #34 on: November 25, 2006, 07:02:19 PM » |
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My friend Amanda bought me the Teacher's Edition of America (The Book) for my birthday.  |
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« Reply #35 on: December 08, 2006, 04:32:23 PM » |
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Innocent When You Dream: The Tom Waits Reader by Mac Montandon (Editor) and Frank Black (Foreword)
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« Reply #36 on: December 11, 2006, 08:49:30 AM » |
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Postmodernism 101, Heath White
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« Reply #37 on: December 22, 2006, 11:42:27 AM » |
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Recently purchased:
Volumes of poetry by Raymond Carver, George Herbert, Wallace Stevens, Edna St. Vincent-Millay, and Edgar Lee Masters.
Graphic novels: Watchmen and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, vol. 1.
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« Reply #38 on: January 05, 2007, 04:02:26 PM » |
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as a gift from my wishlist: The Humor of Kierkegaard. yay!
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« Reply #39 on: January 06, 2007, 10:27:16 AM » |
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I went to the public library today and got two books for my upcoming cross-country jaunt:
* A collection of short stories by Phillip K Dick.
* A book about grammar called Eats Shoots and Leaves, which looks to be very amusing.
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