Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality93 reviews Rob Bell Zondervan, 2007 SexGod is an amazing book + Sex good + Age-Old Subject, New Ideas + Sex God review             The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test132 reviews Tom Wolfe Bantam, 1999 Interesting and well-written + Mind-blowing experience + Very good...not great. Tom Wolfe takes us through part of the acid-movement of the 60's with Ken Kesey (author of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") and company as they embark on their journey across America to popularize acid. Wolfe writes in a way that sort of makes you feel that you are on acid too. His writing ...             Doctor Zhivago3 reviews Signet, 1958 "War and Peace" for the 20th Century + A superb, highly coincidental Russian novel suitable for the everyman + Love and Revolution When Boris Pasternak wrote "Doctor Zhivago" at a writer's community in Russia, where he could be among literary people, he kept it under cover, knowing that the Soviet Union would never let it be published in Russia. After a friend smuggled the manuscript out, it was first published in Italy and ...             "Thus Spake Zarathustra"2 reviews Friedrich Nietzsche Nonsuch Publishing, 2006 Unleash the power within What a book this is! The announcement, the challenge to humanity, 'I give you, the superman!' God is dead. Many of Nietzsches idea's are so modern, or the foundation of modern life (think of the messiah complexes and beyond good or evil personas of rock stars like Marilyn Manson), it is so hard to ...             We110 reviews Yevgeny Zamyatin Penguin Twentieth Century Classics, 1993 Forget 1984 or Brave New World + The square root of negative one + Minimalist masterpiece of real genius + We All Live in a Glasshouse             The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History27 reviews PHILIP BOBBITT Knopf, 2002 Excellent theory....well worth the read + The first volume of a three volume study. Volume 2 is Terror and Consent Third is in preparation. + Outstanding Intellectual Contribution + A frighteningly insightful explanation of a frighteningly complex topic             Prophecy in the New Millennium: A Fresh Look at Future Events2 reviews John F. Walvoord Kregel Academic & Professional, 2001 Level headed current assessment of his eschatology views It's nice to know that when you read one of Walvoord's books, you're going to get cool logical thinking, whether you agree with his prophetic stance or not. His years in acadamia show forth in his ability to argue his positions. Personally, I share the same views, give or take a couple of minor ...             Galapagos (Delta Fiction)114 reviews Kurt Vonnegut Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999 Find yourself rethinking the obvious and loving it. + Worse than useless, brains are dangerous! When reading Vonnegut, I find myself rethinking subjects I pass over in day-to-day life without a second thought. It makes me feel enlightened, like I have some unique perspective on the world. In reality, the only credit I deserve is for my choice of reading material. Vonnegut so effectively ...             The Millennial Kingdom: A Basic Text in Premillennial Theology2 reviews John Walvoord Zondervan Publishing Company, 1983 solid and thorough This is one of the earlier books by the late John Walvoord. During the early years of his tenure at Dallas Theological Seminary, arguments within the conservative theological community were fierce and serious. It is important to bear in mind that Walvoord is writing with a two-fold purpose. One was ...             Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation7 reviews John Walvoord Moody Publishers, 1989 A Classic + The best commentary ever on Daniel + Insightful + Detailed Commentary from Dispensationalist View w/Others' Acknowledged + Prophecy Scholarship at its best             The Death of Ivan Ilych And Other Stories73 reviews Leo Tolstoy Signet Classics, 2003 Tolstoy Wrote with the Mind of God + An Examination of a Soul. + Powerful and deep + Uncomfortably Amazed.             The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 20001 review Paul Kennedy Random House, 1987 Eye opening view of the economics behind the history Guns or Butter is an age old un-attributed quote, but in "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers" author Paul Kennedy seeks to explore that maxim on a massive scale from 1500 to 2000. Equally massive is the resulting tome which seeks to explore the connection between economic power and military ...             The Weight of Glory37 reviews C. S. Lewis HarperOne, 2001 Great Reading + THE Book for Middle School + Classic Perceptive Lewis + Vintage CSL + Weighty and glorious             The Brothers Karamazov106 reviews Fyodor Dostoevsky Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002 Best Transaltion! + What a messed up family! + Understanding the Russian + Dostoevsky's final major work...a masterpiece + Absolutely Stunning!             Stranger in a Strange Land, New Edition7 reviews Robert A. Heinlein Blackstone Audiobooks, 2006 I Guess You Had To Be There + If all my friends were as clever and likeable as these characters I wouldn't need to read so much. LOL + Classic science fiction and a great production + stranger in a strange land             A Study of History Abridgement of Volumes I-VI14 reviews Arnold J. Toynbee Oxford University Press, USA, 1987 Why the world is as it is now! + Magnificant + The case for History as a guide + His emphasis is better than more modern works             The Pro 3-4: Winning Football With a Multipurpose Defense4 reviews Mike McDaniels Parker Publishing Company, 1986 very insightful + A Little Gem of a book + Coach MAC is on the ball with this one! + Lots of detailed information             A Study of History: Abridgement of Volumes VII-X (Study of History)1 review Arnold J. Toynbee Oxford University Press, USA, 1987 invaluable insights Yes, Toynbee's point of view is a bit archaic. Yes, there are more detailed, more comprehensive studies of history done since his work. And, yes, even the abridgment is heavy reading. But the overview of civilizational development and decline done by Toynbee is unmatched anywhere. The second volume ...             The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition)39 reviews Simon Wiesenthal Schocken, 1998 Is forgiveness possible when God takes a leave? + Required Reading For All Humans + The Sunflower, Pain and Forgiveness, Past and Present + Great + Can repentant perpetrators of atrocities be forgiven?             Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran30 reviews Roya Hakakian Crown, 2004 Insights on revolution + Using a snapshot to tell a story + Eye-opening + Vefry Good Middle Class Perspective