097 - The Little Red Book of Wisdom

Sometimes we stumble upon a short little read that has tremendous possibilities.  The Little Red Book of Wisdom could be one of those books.  As I read through the book there were portions I wanted to rip out to hand to certain people I know.  The book was an excellent read offering advice on both the personal life and the professional life.  Each chapter offers insights into one of those two categories.

This book is one of those books that you can buy a copy for yourself and a couple copies to give away.  Graduation gifts, when someone is struggling, or just to help someone along in life this book would make an excellent gift.

I'm also supposed to let you know that I received this book in exchange for a fair and honest review from Thomas Nelson.

096 - Doing Virtuous Business

What happens when a company takes advantage of thousands, steals their retirement, and then just closes?  Enron.  Movies are made and people react.  This book was a reaction to the terrible and despicable things that happened in Enron and the way they did business.  What should guide a company?  Should capitalism alone dictate the decisions of CEOs?  I hope not, because often capitalism points to making as much money as possible without regard to others or the environment.  Doing Virtuous Business does an excellent job of showing how someone can run a company and be a person of integrity.  Running a successful business doesn't require one to sell their soul.  Rather they can honor their beliefs and values as well as make a living.  I'd recommend this book to anyone involved in the business world.  It's a great read.

I'm supposed to let you know that Thomas Nelson provided me with a review copy in exchange for a fair and honest review.

095 - Awakening

How many questions do you have about fasting and drawing closer to God?  If you're like me probably several.  Stovall Weems does an excellent job of tackling how to keep your spiritual life fresh and powerful.  His book breaks down some basic principles that will help you stay aligned to God's will.  His book also coveys all the important information in a 21 day format so that after getting through the first part of the book the reader can practice what they learned for 21 days.  It's a great read and I'd highly recommend it for anyone seeking a bump in their spiritual life.

I'm also supposed to let you know I received this book for free from Waterbrook in exchange for an honest review.

094 - The Band that Played On

I don't know if you remember the movie Titanic, but it came out a few years back and every highschool/jr high girl saw the movie approximately a million times.  DiCaprio stole the show.  Soon afterwards the historic story fell off the face of the planet again, back into the cloud of history.  There was one thing that struck me from the clips of the movie I've seen.  Who were those guys who kept playing music on the sinking ship?  Where they insane?  Or genius?

The Band that Played On does an excellent job of retelling the story of those men.  The men who sacrificed their lives to try to bring peace to a hectic crowd.  The backstory of the men, who they were, how they got on the ship was all extremely interesting.  This book brings life to an old story that many people know, but don't know the details of.  The men featured in The Band that Played On are memorable and interesting.  I would recommend this book to any history buff who wants to know a little more about a unique feature of the Titanic tragedy.

I'm also supposed to let you know I received this book for free from Thomas Nelson in exchange for a fair and honest review.

093 - If God, Why Evil?

There are few apologists that are very practical and yet powerfully convincing.  Norman Geisler is one of them.  Geisler has written this brief book simply over the problem of evil.  I've read several of his book, and yet this one is my personal favorite.  The book was short enough to be easily digested, yet long enough to get his full argument.  He didn't cut corners just to make the book shorter.  At 173 pages the book is crammed with information and theological/philosophical thoughts.  I would recommend this book to anyone who struggles with this question.  I would recommend this book to anyone who knows someone who has raised the problem of evil being their reason for rejecting Christ.  Geisler is an extremely intelligent individual and does an excellent job tackling this issue.

I'm also supposed to let you know that Bethany House gave me a free review copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

092 - Radical Together

Have you read David Platt's book Radical?  The book that took the Christian world by storm as it argued against the consumer mind-set of modern Christianity.  Well, Platt has continued his challenging appeal to be radical by expanding it to becoming a radical community.  Platt's first work was excellent, and his followup seems to be more of the same.  In this short book Platt breaks down the church.  This short book (which could be considered an expansion pack to Radical) is amazing and powerful.  Platt tackles many of the big issues facing our churches today, and not in a political way like so many other writers do.  Instead Platt tackles the issue of spiritual problems rather than just another book on the religious right.  I highly recommend you go pick up this book, it's well worth the read.

I'm also supposed to let you know Multnomah sent me a free review copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

091 - A Conversation with God

A Conversation with God was labeled as a Bible Study on the website I requested it from.  I would say that I did enjoy the book, but that seems to be a misrepresentation of the book.  Gansky's book is written in a letter/conversation style format.  He covers the stero-typical topics that one would expect in a book called Conversation with God.  The book offers very little ground-breaking insights, but does do a decent job of reiterating the answers to many popular questions that many people are probably asking.  I would recommend this book to someone struggling with some of the questions this book discusses that hasn't found satisfactory answers anywhere else.  It might help them.  For those who have struggled with many of the questions of the faith then this book is probably not going to be a great read for them.

I am supposed to let you know I received this book for free from Thomas Nelson in exchange for a fair, and honest review.