germline by t c mcarthy

As promised when I finished {{Mira Grant}}’s {{Newsflesh}} trilogy, I did read {{Germline}} by {{T C McCarthy}}. I wasn’t able to get into the second book of the trilogy ({{Exogene}}), and haven’t attempted the last ({{Chimera}}) – but {{Germline}} was amazing. A quick disclaimer first – this book is most certainly NOT for the faint of stomach, …
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why nations fail by daron acemoglu and james a robinson

I first came across {{Why Nations Fail}} at my local Half Price Books. After seeing it on the shelves a couple times, but still being unsure about whether I really wanted to read it or not, I reserved it at my local library. Now I wish I had bought it (and likely will) – {{Daron …
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designing a Bible study

When I browse the shelves at Family Christian, Lifeway, or even Barnes & Noble, I see various and sundry Bible studies by all kinds of authors: for the ladies, {{Kay Arthur}}, {{Beth Moore}}, & {{Priscilla Shirer}}; for the gents (or coed), there’s {{John MacArthur}}, {{David Platt}}, {{Dr David Jeremiah}}, and many many more. What I’ve …
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A Visual Guide to the Gospels: fascinating insights into where they happened and why

I just finished reading {{A Visual Guide to the Gospels}} by {{James C. Martin}}, {{John A. Beck}}, & {{David G. Hansen}} a couple nights ago. I grabbed this on a lark from my local library the other day. What a find. Wow. This is a phenomenal piece of Bible study, archaeological research, prophecy linkage, and …
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