Reading List Part II
Earlier this month I wrote about the books I’d read during my sabbatical. I thought I’d post another update before leaving for Italy. Before my break, my friend Nick suggested I read The Voice of…
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Reading List
Yesterday I posted an update about my October sabbatical. So today I’ll update my reading list. I finished John Ortberg’s The Me I Want To Be. A good book, very Ortberg-ish. Focuses on…
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Attila, by John Man
It was common to have customers who couldn’t pay their bills at the junkyard. People would buy parts on credit, be unable to pay the bill, and we’d end up having to chase them down….
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The Most Powerful Idea in the World, by William Rosen
The title of this book, The Most Powerful Idea in the World, is a bit of hyperbole. But it captures the right idea about how important the steam engine was to the industrial revolution. Yes,…
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The Power of a Whisper, by Bill Hybels
As my October break draws closer, I’ve been intrigued by the idea of hearing God’s voice. I didn’t have to look far to find a current book on the subject. Bill Hybels new book, The…
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The Birth of Plenty, by William Bernstein
Some of the best books I read are recommended by Fareed Zakaria on his Sunday morning show. The latest example is The Birth of Plenty by William Bernstein. Part history lesson, part economic lesson, and…
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Fur, Fortune & Empire, by Eric Jay Dolin
Boring. Good history, important information, and an unbiased account of history (a rarity these days). But so dull I fell asleep reading it, and I never fall asleep when reading.
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Bookmarks
You can learn something about a person by looking at the bookmarks they use. I don’t mean the bookmarks on a web browser; I mean the old fashioned kind that keep your place in a…