The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman is the historical narrative of Christian Polish zookeepers, Jan Zabinski, a trained zoologist and the director of the Warsaw zoo,...
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough Among the many intriguing stories and historical notes in the New York Times Best Seller The Wright Brothers (Simon & Schuster, 2015), by David McCullough, there is this bit of information: Even though the motto of the state...
Jesus Speaks Learning to Recognize and Respond to the Lord’s Voice by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola Jesus Speaks: Learning to Recognize and Respond to the Lord’s Voice (2016, Thomas Nelson), is the third book in the Jesus trilogy by Leonard Sweet and...
To the Table A Spirituality of Food, Farming and Community by Lisa Graham McMinn Lisa Graham McMinn’s book To the Table – A Spirituality of Food, Farming and Community (2016, Brazos Press) is a splendid publication to add to your collection of books about...
Gringos by Charles Portis Charles Portis, born in Arkansas in 1933, is a remarkable and distinctive writer. You may know him as the author of the bestseller True Grit, which has been made into a movie twice – first in 1969 and again in 2010. Portis has written...
The Novels of Miss Read by Dora Saint A friend of mine has a favorite book series, The #1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, which, she assures me, significantly lowers her blood pressure when she reads them. When I want to flee the...
