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geoffreybaines

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  • When the sun turns green
    • Rated 3 stars

    I love the way Jane helps me to see the things I miss. Perhaps the title suggests one of the slightest of all beuties - gone so quickly.

    geoffreybaines wrote this review Tuesday, April 19, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Bounce
    • Rated 4 stars

    A brilliant, energetic piece of work looking at what humans can do when they bring practice and belief together. I start from a different belief system to Matthew Syed, but that's of no consequence when it comes to everything else in the book.

    geoffreybaines wrote this review Monday, March 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
    • Rated 3 stars

    I was gifted this a few years ago, but never got around to reading it until now. There are some remarkable stories about life and faith told by the people themselves. It certainly gave me an idea for a sabbatical/study leave I have coming up.

    geoffreybaines wrote this review Monday, March 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Too Small to Ignore
    • Rated 3 stars

    It's not the best written of books, but you can't fault the stories Wess Stafford tells and the heroic way he has come through the things he faced as a child to be a champion for children, especially through the work of Compassion.

    geoffreybaines wrote this review Monday, March 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Story
    • Rated 4 stars

    I really appreciated reading this book alongside the scriptures, suggesting insights about how stories were written, especially the living ones we are in.

    geoffreybaines wrote this review Monday, March 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Personal Religion, Public Reality?: Towards a Knowledge of Faith
    • Rated 3 stars

    I am always taxed by Dallas Willard's thinking and writing. This one is a little slower to really get going, though I very much appreciated the last third of the book, which deals with fours questions: What is reality?; Who is well-off or blessed?; Who is a truly good person?; and, How does one become a truly good person? There is also a fifth, added: How do we know which answers to the four questions are true?

    geoffreybaines wrote this review Monday, March 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Have a Little Faith
    • Rated 4 stars

    This is one of my Christmas presents and a wonderful read. Mitch Albom seems to be able to tell a wonderful story with very few words. It tells the tale of two faiths - both inspiring.

    geoffreybaines wrote this review Monday, March 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Artist's Way
    • Rated 3 stars

    I started off reading this book with much enthusiasm, deciding to read a chapter a week (twelve weeks altogether) as suggested. I can see that this might be helpful for some, but I think it worked the wrong way for me. I'd have continued to benefit from this book if I'd have read straight through it. However, as a book to help people find and pursue their creativity when the going gets tough, it's worth reading. I'd suggest 'Art and Fear' by David Bayles and Ted Orland as an alternative or a complementary read.

    geoffreybaines wrote this review Monday, March 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Morocco Rococo
    • Rated 3 stars

    I really enjoyed this. Jane McKie kept sending me for my dictionary but that's part of the fun and adventure of her poetry.

    geoffreybaines wrote this review Monday, March 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
    • Rated 4 stars

    This is a truly energetic-whilst-still-sensitive-to-life collection of poetry.

    geoffreybaines wrote this review Monday, March 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
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