Things you should know about my Shelfari profile (if you're interested):

#1--My Shelf is best viewed in order of Ratings...any other order might not make much sense.

#2--My Ratings are weighted by the extent of a book's lasting impact upon me, and influence upon my life, as spiritual formation is probably my main motivation for...more »

Things you should know about my Shelfari profile (if you're interested):

#1--My Shelf is best viewed in order of Ratings...any other order might not make much sense.

#2--My Ratings are weighted by the extent of a book's lasting impact upon me, and influence upon my life, as spiritual formation is probably my main motivation for reading. Learning and entertainment are secondary motivations and side benefits.

#3--I'm always reading several books at once...which means it takes me awhile to get through books sometimes--hence the fullness of my Currently Reading shelf. And by several, I kind of mean dozens more than I bother to post up there.

#4--I read a tremendous amount of fiction for the first half of my life, more than I could possibly remember most of the titles for now (mostly the classics, though). For the second half of my life I have almost exclusively read non-fiction, mostly oriented toward various aspects of Christian spirituality--that is primarily what is reflected here.

#5--If I do read fiction now, I can't seem to commit well to anything written by a currently living author, and I prefer works at least half a century old, and/or by someone widely considered to be a master. If it hasn't proven the test of time, it isn't worth my time. « less