Title: Psmith in the City Author: P. G. Wodehouse Genre: Fiction Release Date: 2003 Pages: 201 Psmith in the Cityfinds the inimitable Psmith working at a bank and determined not to let honest toil depress him. Standard Wodehouse fare, and very good. This was different, however, in that it contained no Wodehouse female of any …
The Pickwick Papers
Title: The Pickwick Papers Author: Charles Dickens, Mark Wormald, Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Release Date: 1837 Pages: 800 Four bumbling members of a nineteenth-century London social club, known as the legendary Pickwick Club, journey to places outside the city and become involved in romantic foibles, danger, and a few legal scrapes. Okay, so I have …
Samuel Adams: A Life
Title: Samuel Adams Author: Ira Stoll Genre: Biography & Autobiography Publisher: Free Press Release Date: November 3, 2009 Pages: 352 The gripping story of the man who was the American Revolution’s moral compass—Ira Stoll tells readers who Samuel Adams was, why he has been forgotten, and why he must be remembered. Thomas Jefferson called Samuel …
The Mischief of Sin
Title: The Mischief of Sin Author: Thomas Watson Publisher: CreateSpace Release Date: February 16, 2014 Pages: 54 Thomas Watson was a Puritan preacher and author whose writings are still popular among Christians today. In Watson's devotional, The Mischief of Sin, he explains the effect sin has on Christians and how hidden it can remain due …
The Virtues of Capitalism
Title: The Virtues of Capitalism Author: Austin Hill, Scott B. Rae, Genre: Business & Economics Publisher: Northfield Pub Release Date: 2010 Pages: 153 In the aftermath of the recent economic downturn, some observers leveled harsh criticism against free-market economies. In the spring of 2009, for instance, an article in the The London Telegraph insisted that …
Proclamation and Theology
Title: Proclamation and Theology Author: William H. Willimon Genre: Religion Publisher: Abingdon Press Release Date: 2005-01 Pages: 106 William Willimon, recognized as a master interpreter of theology and the practice of preaching, draws on classical theology and practical experience to provide a cogent, powerful explanation of what it means to live the preaching life. (Christian) …
The Checklist Manifesto
Title: The Checklist Manifesto Author: Atul Gawande Genre: Medical Publisher: Picador Release Date: January 4, 2011 Pages: 240 A New York Times Bestseller In latest bestseller, Atul Gawande shows what the simple idea of the checklist reveals about the complexity of our lives and how we can deal with it. The modern world has given …
Envy
Title: Envy Author: Helmut Schoeck Genre: Law Release Date: January 1, 1987 Pages: 452 Envy was first published in German in 1966, then in an English translation in 1970. This classic study is one of the few books to explore extensively the many facets of envy—"a drive which lies at the core of man's life …
Mission Drift
Title: Mission Drift Author: Peter Greer, Chris Horst, Genre: Religion Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Release Date: February 18, 2014 Pages: 224 Is your organization in danger of Mission Drift? Without careful attention, faith-based organizations drift from their founding mission. It's that simple. It will happen. Slowly, silently, and with little fanfare, organizations routinely drift from …
The Creed of Presbyterians
Title: The Creed of Presbyterians Author: Egbert Watson Smith Publisher: Fredonia Books Release Date: 1901 Pages: 228 I enjoyed this very much. It is a bit too rah-rah in places, and I read an early version of it (1901), written before the author was bedazzled by Barth. At the same time, it was heartening to …