Archive for November, 2006

Heaven Speaks about Depression: Dirction for Our Times As given to “Anne,” a Lay Apostle

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Recently a friend of mine gave me a wonderful stash of theological and spiritual books which were destined for the next garbage pick-up, or at least banished to the mildew and mold of an old garage for an unsaid amount of time. I loaded up the dilapidated Oldsmobile and brought them home to meet […]

A Small Administrative Note

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

As the website continues to develop I am finding a few things that are problematic, which hopefully will be modified and remedied in the coming months. For starters, those who have tried to post a reivew will have encountered some difficulties. Until the process becomes easier you can always send reviews or essays […]

The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

I have to admit that after reading F451 I was eager to explore Bradbury further. This book is filled with further investigation into the workings of a society and world bent towards self-destruction. The text looks at humanities habitual tendency to warp beauty, quench creativity and oppress those who are different than our […]

24 Declassified, operation hell gate, by Marc Cerasini

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

I picked up this book because I like the television show 24. The program presents a “the end justifies the means” format, but the suspense is unlike anything I’ve seen on television thus far. So I decided to try the book out and see if it complimented the tv show. There were […]

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

This book is so insightful even decades after its first publication. I have owned a copy of the text for a number of years and finally had some time to read it the last couple of days. I just loved Bradbury’s writing style, his timing and creativity. It is a warning and […]