Reviews
-
The Fox Tower Murder
Paul French’s Midnight in Peking uncovers the 1937 Fox Tower murder with chilling detail. A fascinating weave of true crime, history, and fiction that brings Beijing to life. Read more
-
Book Review: A Minute of Vision for Men by Robert Patterson
My first thought when I received this book was that it’d be a great gift for Chris, a colleague at work. [Nothing better than a gift that costs nothing :)] But first, the review. So I read it at record speed, noting the following: From the title to the colors to the content, the book Read more
-
lead for god’s sake by todd gongwer (tyndale)
It took me forever to get through this book. Don’t get me wrong. It’s a great book on the principles of servant leadership. It’s got strong practical, applicative points to make. It’s got a decent story line. It just wasn’t my style; that’s all. Gongwer, weaves in leadership attributes and lessons through a story–a parable, Read more
-
the witness by dee henderson (tyndale)
For me, the book was just meh. Plot line was rather formulaic and predictable. And there was very little character development. I loved the author’s use of descriptive language, though.It kept me engaged despite the stuff I didn’t care for. Maybe I’m biased because I have an aversion to books labeled as religious fiction simply Read more
-
secrets of the vine for women by darlene marie wilkinson (multnomah)
If you’ve read Secrets of the Vine by the author’s husband, Bruce Wilkinson and get the concept of living a life of dependency of Jesus, then don’t get his book. But if you’ve read it and still don’t understand how to make time for Jesus in a crowded life of demands made of you as Read more
-
Lead Like Ike, by Geoff Loftus
The premise of this book is great–there are valuable leadership and administrative lessons and strategies to be gleaned from Dwight Eisenhower’s D-Day operations. However, the book lacks practical application of these lessons. Throughout the historical narrative of Eisenhower’s operations are text boxes with administrative nuggets. But that’s where it ends. There is no how-to or Read more
SAYS FYL 