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It was no accident that I came upon this book when I did. Feeling spiritually dry at the time, this book dumped a bucket of fresh insight into my soul, and I have never been the same. Being an artist myself, I found myself relating to her on every level as she seeks to find the true purpose of art in this world. Though the book's size is rather small and unassuming, Madeleine has crammed it full of deep wisdom and pithy quotes. This is a book which I kept by my side all throughout its reading, but which has never since left.
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This is a great flying story with an usual twist. Mr. Forsyth captures the emotions and feelings that run through the head of an RAF pilot on his way home over the North Sea on Christmas Eve. The twist is that he is about to run out of fuel in an airplane with no working navigation instruments. Oh, and in dense fog as well. Watching the pilot go from black despair back to the business of seat-of-the-pants flying and a final rescue from an airplane that disappeared fourty years earlier is an uplifting story. This one should be in everyones library!
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The Forever War is very good Space Opera. Fun to read, fast paced with believable characters. Watching Private Mandella grow from a raw recruit into the old salt and hero of the war makes for a very enjoyable read. Even though it takes him 1200 years to do it!
This is a great book to spend a long afternoon or a couple of evenings with.
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This dvd set should be a must for all armchair Route 66 travellers. To get a feel for the modern day "Mother Road" and to see some of the iconic structures still standing today as well as meeting the people who have been living and working in these same places for forty and fifty years. The stories are amazing.
Drive along with the tour from Chicago through to Santa Monica, you will not be sorry. I know I wasn't![kw][Route 66[t][Route 66, The Marathon Tour]
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Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith & Art by Madeleine Lengle
Brian, February 12, 2007
It was no accident that I came upon this book when I did. Feeling spiritually dry at the time, this book dumped a bucket of fresh insight into my soul, and I have never been the same. Being an artist myself, I found myself relating to her on every level as she seeks to find the true purpose of art in this world. Though the book's size is rather small and unassuming, Madeleine has crammed it full of deep wisdom and pithy quotes. This is a book which I kept by my side all throughout its reading, but which has never since left.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth
Brian, November 28, 2006
This is a great flying story with an usual twist. Mr. Forsyth captures the emotions and feelings that run through the head of an RAF pilot on his way home over the North Sea on Christmas Eve. The twist is that he is about to run out of fuel in an airplane with no working navigation instruments. Oh, and in dense fog as well. Watching the pilot go from black despair back to the business of seat-of-the-pants flying and a final rescue from an airplane that disappeared fourty years earlier is an uplifting story. This one should be in everyones library!(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Brian, November 28, 2006
The Forever War is very good Space Opera. Fun to read, fast paced with believable characters. Watching Private Mandella grow from a raw recruit into the old salt and hero of the war makes for a very enjoyable read. Even though it takes him 1200 years to do it!This is a great book to spend a long afternoon or a couple of evenings with.
(4 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
Route 66:Marathon Tour Chicago To La
Brian, September 3, 2006
This dvd set should be a must for all armchair Route 66 travellers. To get a feel for the modern day "Mother Road" and to see some of the iconic structures still standing today as well as meeting the people who have been living and working in these same places for forty and fifty years. The stories are amazing.Drive along with the tour from Chicago through to Santa Monica, you will not be sorry. I know I wasn't![kw][Route 66[t][Route 66, The Marathon Tour]
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)