As with previous years (all but 2016 now deleted) I am following the idea of other bloggers and letting my readers know what sorts of things I read — well, that is, besides the Bible and newsletters, journals, etc! This has actually been another fairly slow year for reading books; hard to find time.
Like 2016, a few books were repeat reads for me for various reasons (some so I could give them away, but mostly just too many years passed to remember what was in them!). Those will be noted in blue. For the most part, the titles should tell you what the subject was. You’ll notice that my two favorite subjects are history and theology. But if you’re interested in seeing what I fill my head with, take a gander below. (These are the order in which they were read, as I build my list as I go).
The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story, by Elliott West
Images of America: Fort Yellowstone
A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 4: The Growth of America 1878-1928, by Clarence B. Carson
On the Reliability of the Old Testament, by K.A. Kitchen
Images of America: Yellowstone National Park
The Lady Be Good, by Dennis E. McClendon
(Story about a B-24 bomber which crash-landed in the Libyan desert in 1943 and found 16 years later: how they overshot their base and what happened to the crew, etc)
The First World War, by Hew Strachan
The Four Feathers, by A.E.W. Mason
(Novel which led to several movie versions, of which I have the 1939, 1977, and 2002 versions, and I wanted to see which followed the book the best.)
A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 5: The Welfare State 1929-1985, by Clarence B. Carson
The American Muhammad, by Alvin J. Schmidt
(About Joseph Smith, Mormon “prophet”)
The Anxious Christian, by Rhett Smith
(Read at the request of the book’s owner, and I found it to be very poor teaching.)
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
(Wanted to see what the movie was based on; the movie was better than the book!)
Standing for Christ in a Modern Babylon, by Marvin Olasky
1914 and the Gentile Times, by Ralph Woodrow
(Examining Jehovah’s Witness claims)
The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett
(Comparing with the movie, and so the next book will be more fun. Too many years since I read both books because mine were loaned out and never came back, and I replaced them finally this past year)
The Darwin Conspiracy, by James Scott Bell
(Using the plot of “The Maltese Falcon,” but instead of the bird the item chased is a manuscript explaining the conspiracy to make everyone believe evolution. Pretty witty, but also with lots of historical footnotes.)
Possession and Exorcism, by Traugott K. Oesterreich
(I only read about 1/3 of the book before giving up. Too much hokum and unbiblical nonsense. Book was given to me by an elderly friend.)
Betrayal at Little Gibraltar, by William Walker
(About a World War I battle.)
The Rage Against God, by Peter Hitchens
(Passed to me by a friend — for my “entertainment”)
The End of Reason, by Ravi Zacharias
Exodus: Myth or History? by David Rohl
Cedar Rapids: Tall Corn and High Technology, by Ernie Danek
Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture, by Anthony Esolen
The Big Red One: American’s Legendary 1st Infantry Division from World War 1 to Desert Storm, by James Scott Wheeler
A History of the Holocaust, by Saul S. Friedman
Jesus Among Secular Gods: The Counterculture Claims of Christ, by Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale
The Mystery of E Troop: Custer’s Gray Horse Company at the Little Big Horn, by Gregory Michno
The Love Dare, by Stephen & Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough
The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan
Saving Kennedy, by Jerry L. Pattison
(Time travel stories)
Mormonism Unveiled or Life & Confession of John D. Lee and Brigham Young
Measuring the Music, Another Look at the Contemporary Christian Music Debate, by John Makujina
Logic: The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth, Isaac Watts
The Improvement of the Mind, A Supplement to Logic, with A Discourse on the Education of Children and Youth, by Isaac Watts
Thank you for the list. Now I won't waste my time reading the Book Thief. I, too, try to read books before watching the movies. It's rare when the movie is better than the book.
ReplyDeleteHi April,
ReplyDeleteThe book had lots of foul language and sexual stuff, totally uncalled for in the story. We really liked the movie, though!