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Book Reviews,

Favorite Books of 2014

Just in time for your shopping list, here are my favorite books of 2014:
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The coveted, “Would you shut up about that book … it’s all you ever talk about” Award goes to The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. Easily my favorite book of the year. History, human interest, love stories, Nazi propoganda, politics, sports … it’s all here.

The “This changed how I think about my faith” Award goes to Soul Keeping by John Ortberg. I’ve always wondered what a soul really is and why it’s important. John wrote a brilliant book that explains it all …

Book Reviews,

The Forgotten 500

If you have somebody on your Christmas list who loves World War II history books, The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II by Gregory Freeman is a good one to give this season.

The story really is untold — 500 downed American airmen are behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia, and the OSS (the early CIA) plans an audacious rescue mission. Freeman has done a lot of research, interviewed people who were there, and paints a picture of political posturing that lets one of the heroes be …