Fun Summer Book
My friend Lynn told me about the huge hit The Martian by Andy Weir. What a fun, crazy, often hilarious, always entertaining book! If you’re looking for a fun summer book to read as the season…
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Essentialism
What is essential? It’s an age old question, but all the more important in our hurried world. Obviously the answer is different for each person — in my world my wife and family only take…
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No Man is an Island
My friend Kurt suggested the Thomas Merton book No Man Is an Island when I asked about books on hope. At first I resisted because it didn’t strike me as being focused on the Journey…
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Dead Wake
So what do you know about the Lusitania? A week ago if you asked me about it about all I would have said is, “It was a big ship. It sank sometime around World War…
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Seeds of Hope
The next book in my Journey of Hope series is a collection of Henri Nouwen writings gathered into a book called Seeds of Hope. Edited by Robert Durback, the book is now out of print…
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Finding Faith in the Dark
When I asked about books on hope, my friend Renee suggested Finding Faith in the Dark: When the Story of Your Life Takes a Turn You Didn’t Plan by Laurie Short. And I always listen…
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De-mystifying Extreme Wine
D’Aun and I have had our share of “extreme wine” experiences. From staying with a friend at his chateau in Bordeaux, to our recent day with the owner of Vine Hill Ranch, it’s been a…
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The Wright Brothers
Can we all just admit David McCullough is the greatest living historian? His books combine the scholarly work of a brilliant academic with the comfortable style of a story your grandparents would tell. His latest,…
