Recap (June 27-July 3)

Book Reviews:

• Stardust by Neil Gaiman
  

  “I loved the movie Stardust when I saw it several years back–and when I discovered that it was based on a book, I rapidly added the book to my “To be read” list. I checked the library and discovered that they owned a copy, so every time I went to the library, I’d faithfully check for books by Neil Gaiman in the YA fiction section. After six months or so of checking during my almost weekly library visits, I had not once seen a copy of the elusive title.”

  Read the rest of my review.

Books for the TBR list:

• The Checklist Manifesto by Atule Gawande
  I am a checklist girl. I have lists for my morning routines, for my evening routines, for my daily tasks, for the tasks that deviate from my daily routines. I have lists for packing, for traveling, for reading, for last-minute-wedding-details (imagine that!) Lisa’s review suggests that this title is all about checklists and their power to transform how we do things. It sounds like more of a sociological-type book than a “how-to” book (But since I’m a fan of either, I wouldn’t mind if it turned out either way.) Thankfully, my library has a copy, so I’ll be looking this one up.
• Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe by Mark Driscoll
  According to Tim Challies, “this is not abstract theology, but theology in motion, theology in practice.” I enjoy reading theology and doctrine–and my resolution this year has been to exercise my mind towards the things of God. It sounds like this might be a good introduction to basic (baptistic) reformed theology (although certainly with Driscoll’s unique voice.)

Videos worth seeing:

• A fantastic commentary and animation on how time perspectives affect nations.
  
  HT: Challies.com