The book is Discourses by Epictetus. It was originally written down by a student of Epictetus around 108 AD. I read the Penguin Classics 2008 paperback edition. I read it in January of 2024. The title refers to the conversations Epictetus had with his students to prove the points of his philosophy. I read this... Continue Reading →
The book is Suttree by Cormac McCarthy. It was originally published by Random House in 1979. I read the paperback edition. I read it in January of 2024. The title refers to the main character Cornelius Suttree. He's a man who lives in Knoxville Tennessee. He lives on a little house boat on the river as a fisherman.... Continue Reading →
The book is Mere Christendom by Douglas Wilson. It was originally published in 2023 by Canon Press. I read the 2023 hardcover. I read it in January of 2024 Doug Wilson has been writing and speaking in his blogs about "mere christendom" (his term for Christian Nationalism) for many years. He finally wrote a book about it. I... Continue Reading →
The book is The Odyssey by Homer. It was originally an oral tradition story told long before it was written down. But it was most likely first composed in the 8th or 7th century BC. I read the Robert Fagles translation in the Penguin Deluxe Classics 1998 paperback edition, in the 2009 boxset edition that includes The Iliad and The Aeneid. I read it... Continue Reading →
The book is Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1955 by George Allen & Unwin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins illustrated hardback edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in December of 2023. The title refers to Aragorn. He finally returns to Gondor to take his rightful place as king. ... Continue Reading →
The book is The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins illustrated hardback edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in December of 2023. According to Tolkien's own illustration for the cover the two towers are depicted to be Minas Morgul... Continue Reading →
The book is In the House of Tom Bombadil by C.R. Wiley. It was originally published 2021 by Canon Press. I read the 2021 paperback edition. I read it in December of 2023. The title refers to the Lord of the Rings character Tom Bombadil. Wiley mentions how everything changes when Frodo and the hobbits enter Tom's... Continue Reading →
The book is Athanasius of Alexandria by Peter Barnes. It was first published in 2019 by Christian Focus Publications. I read the 2019 paperback edition. I read it in December of 2023. The title is the subject of the biography, Athanasius. This is part of a series of books by the publisher on the early... Continue Reading →
The book is The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins illustrated hardback edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in November of 2023. The title refers to the fellowship that first embarks on the epic quest to... Continue Reading →
The book is What Every Christian Should Know About the Quran by James White. It was originally published in 2013 by Bethany House Publishers. I read the 2013 paperback edition. I read it in October of 2023. The title is the thesis of the book. Information to Christian about Islam and the Quran. I read this book because... Continue Reading →
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