Bookpile: May 2011
A McKettrick Christmas – This another one of those fluffy spinoffs from a romance series. But … it was actually pretty decent. The story was more thriller and character drama than romance, although there definitely was some of that. We’re back in the old west and a train is coming…
Bookpile: April 2011
Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts – This came from my mom, who I think was still reading and trying to comes to terms with my niece’s death. Read/skimmed this on my iPhone with the Kindle app. Just … well, there’s nothing I disagreed with in here, it’s just that…
Two challenges for 2011
I’ve been wanting to tackle a BAHG. Or at least a miniature one. Something. I wanted an opportunity to push myself short-term, learn something new and ship, ship, ship. Not to mention, setting a goal (and sharing it publicly) forces me to keep going and complete the task even after…
Bookpile: January 2010
The Italian Renaissance – This is a sweeping overview of the time period written for older kids that Kevin picked up before we left for Italy. I was too busy in 1695 Japan to get to it before we left, so skimmed through it after returning. It wasn’t an exciting…
Is an audio book “reading”?
Question raised by a professional contact who is trying to do nothing (except XBOX 360) that requires physical media. So no buying music CDs, no buying movie DVDs, no buying printed books. Now, no comment from me on his quest. More power to him. But … is it reading if…