BOOK REVIEW “LIFE OF CHRIST” by NT Wright Prepared for: SIBKL SOLID Prepared by: Michael Sin Date: August 12‚ 2013 Email: psmichaelsin@gmail.com Lecturer: Rev Dr Tan Soo Inn I A VERY ODD SORT OF KING Indeed‚ He was a very “odd sort of king” that we are studying on. But what is more important is that we‚ as Christians‚ need to understand what was going through the mind of Jesus‚ what did he think he was doing and what was it all about. Why did a “king” come to serve‚ to be tortured‚ died and
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after 15 years to embrace corporate life and a successful career in human resources. He is currently corporate ombudsman at KeySpan. Glen Rifkin: A veteran business journalist who ahs written extensively for the New York Times and coauthored many groundbreaking business books such as Radical Marketing‚ The CEO Chronicles and The Ultimate entrepreneur. A Summary: The CEO and The Monk‚ is an inspiring story of a company’s search for greater purpose and its endeavor to justify its existence
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he original story that addicted readers to Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet (1887) is the first novel of legendary Sherlock Holmes series written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was the second novel for Doyle next to “J.Habakuk Jephson’s Statement”‚ (1884) and it first appeared in Beeton’s Christmas Annual for 1887. While other Holmes’ stories are arguably much better written crime/detective mysteries‚ the origin of the best detective story for over a century consecutively delivers electrifying
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point in time‚ was the most feared disease on the planet. In the book Pox Americana‚ Elizabeth A. Fenn writes about the encounter with the deadly disease in the 1770’s to the 1780’s. Her book was first published in 2001 in New York City‚ where she originally wrote it. Her book contains just under 400 words that explain the disease‚ some of the first encounters with it‚ who and where it affected people‚ and how they got the epidemic under control. Pox Americana is a very informative book that teaches
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I read “The Silent Boy”. This book was published in 2003. It is classified as a “Young adult literature” and “Historical fiction” book. This great book was written by Lois Lowry. The writer of the book‚ Lois Lowry‚ uses a very easy language to understand. "The Silent Boy" is written in a diary format‚ and has tiny pictures of its’ characters. This story was told by Katy Thatcher‚ an old woman which lived in 1987. In the book she tells the reader about the critical period in her life. Katy’s dad
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future times. The main character (protagonist) in Fahrenheit 451 is‚ Guy Montag’. Guy Montag has been a fireman for ten years and he doesn’t realize that he is not joyful towards his life. He never questioned the joy of midnight runs. The plot of the story is basically how Guy turned from being an ignorant person into being a person filled with intelligence and a new outlook on life. Guy is a normal man that can’t find his true happiness within. 451 degrees is the temperature that books burn.
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Helene Cixous: Writing and Sexual Difference by: Abigail Bray How do we go about undoing the oppressive evolutionary and socially scripted female identity? Abigail Bray in this book‚ a part of a series called transitions‚ brings together the thoughts of Helen Cixous‚ with the hope of facilitating new ways of thinking and doing. Bray believes that Cixous’ thoughts offers a way of engaging with reality that will facilitate movement (as opposed to stagnation) through critical engagement.
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thing that can make this book any better. With that being said‚ The Devil’s Highway‚ by Luis Alberto Urrea is definitely a book worth reading because it is the brutal truth of the hard journey across the many walls that separate the U.S and Mexico. Luis Alberto Urrea‚ born in Tijuana‚ Mexico has written several books on a similar topic. He writes of loss‚ triumph‚ and everything in between. He emphasizes the mexican struggles of crossing over the U.S border. This is a book that should be read by
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about are Dinner in Donnybrook‚ Flat in Ringsend‚ Decision in Belfield‚ and Murmurs in Montrose. Each story has different characters‚ plots‚ and imagery. Also they all have different themes and conflicts. At the end of each short story Maeve Binchy does not tell what the resolution to the conflict is. She also uses familiar experiences‚ common conflicts and characters in her writing. The novel Dublin 4 was written by Maeve Binchy in 1983. This consists of four short stories which all took place in
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The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a book about the troubles that teenagers face and how they are able to overcome them. The development of the characters throughout the book is evident and how they act make the book an interesting read. What they go through and how the book ends gives the book a sense of realism and is able to teach essential life lessons. If I were to walk by a book store and see this book on the stand I would pick it up. In my opinion the book cover is good because it is able to
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