In May, we shopped for some graduation presents
from the CLC web shop and ended up buying a couple of books for
ourselves, too. Does that ever happen to you?
Ken Tada, Joni Eareckson Tada & Larry Libby: Joni & Ken. An Untold Love Story.
Why: I wanted to read this, and I have an
inkling it'll be one of those books I want to own so I can lend it out to
friends and re-read. (I've enjoyed all the earlier books by Joni Eareckson Tada that I've read.)
Eric Metaxas: Amazing Grace
Why: After reading Metaxas's biography
of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, we know Metaxas is a good writer and we
expect this to be a well-researched, insightful biography, too. Plus
we're interested in learning more about William Wilberforce.
(I haven't started these yet - saving up for the summer holidays.)
Oh, but I
mustn't forget:
How: Audio e-book, library loan
Why: I wanted an audio book
for a long journey. (Unfortunately, motion sickness prevents me from
reading on cars and buses, so I can't take advantage of travel time
even if I'm not driving.)
Because I really like Gary Chapman's
podcasts (Moody Radio: Building Relationships), I thought this would
be an interesting book as well as a useful one. And yes, it is - at least as far as I've listened. I
may have to buy it in print one day, as I don't have enough time to
listen to it all the way through, now that the trip is over. It's yet another one of those books that I might want to re-read occasionally to remind myself of putting the good ideas in practice.
Oh goodness, I read Joni Eareckson's memoir after her accident when I was a teen. The book is still at my parents! Thanks for telling me about this one!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome :) Joni's story is amazing, isn't it.
DeleteI've had Metaxas' books on my TBR for ages, but have never bumped them up to the top so that they actually get read. So far it's always been a matter of wondering if they're really worth the reading time - they are substantial titles!
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I felt Metaxas's Bonhoeffer was well worth the time - both in content and readability (it's not always the number of pages - sometimes the style makes a book take a long time to read). I'll report on Amazing Grace at some point :)
DeleteAs I mentioned over at Tim's blog today, Tuija, I'm going to get Amazing Grace from the library soon. Having recently read Karen Swallow Prior's book about Hannah More (which Metaxas wrote the foreword for), I think this is one I should read soon too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting, Jeannie! I think you'll enjoy Amazing Grace - so nice that you can get it from the library.
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