Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century
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Exodus is an insightful, expert foray into the explosive issue of immigration, from Paul Collier,...
BookwormMama14 (18 KP) rated Where We Belong in Books
Jan 2, 2019
The heart of the story is of course, Jesus. And how His forgiveness surpasses all of our mistakes. He is waiting for us to surrender the past to Him and let Him heal our hearts. We also take a little peek into the ancient manuscripts that have been found of the Bible and the proof that followed, that even though hundreds....thousands....of years have passed....God's word has not changed. The Bible we read today is the very same Bible that was originally written.
There were several plot twists and I honestly had no idea HOW this was all going to end. But Lynn Austin did not disappoint. She did a fabulous job weaving the storyline with flashbacks and several different viewpoints. I loved seeing into the past of the main characters. It opens your eyes to why they are the way they are ultimately.
If you are longing for an adventure....this is the book for you! Negotiate with a Bedouin Sheik, overcome the challenges of the past, survive the Chicago fire, and above all, see Jesus work in the lives of normal, everyday people and as a result....see their lives travel down an extraordinary road as they find where they belong.
I received a complimentary copy of Where We Belong from the publishers through Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
The Wild Truth: The Secrets That Drove Chris McCandless into the Wild
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The key missing piece of Jon Krakauer's multi million, multi territory bestseller and widely...
Ross (3282 KP) rated Doors: Field of Blood in Books
Apr 8, 2021
This book sees the group enter a door that takes them to an alternate version of middle-ages France/Germany and the reign of the Frankian empire. As with the World War II element of the second book, this was more or less a passing interest to the book rather than a key element of the story.
The group have found themselves in a version of history where women rule the empire and generally take positions of power, and a building conspiracy among men seeks to reverse this and look to change this in the history books. For me, this was the most interesting aspect of the book, and one that could be plausible. Sadly, I couldn't see past some modern day people apparently conversing comfortably with people from the 9th century without issue, and there being no attempt to address this at all.
Meanwhile in the real world, we learn more about the doors, their use and the mysterious agency controlling them. We learn more in this one book than the other two put together, and between the three we now have a good amount of knowledge about these portals. Some aspects of their use don't add up though, as with any sort of time travel/portal notion.
The book ends fairly abruptly with a long voyage which is skipped over in a very 'sod it, that's the word count reached, wrap it up' style.
Overall, I was very disappointed with these books. While I liked having to piece together things from each book and start to get a feel for the world, I felt so much of it fell short. As with the other two books, it offered so much promise but fell flat.
Fashion Story™
Games and Entertainment
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Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 No Experience Required: Autodesk Official Press
Wiley, Eric Wing and Pouya Valizadeh
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Go from beginner to guru quickly with the ultimate Revit Architecture 2016 guide Autodesk Revit...
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Peekaboo Barn
Education and Games
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Open up the world-famous Peekaboo Barn, perfect for toddlers. Inside the little bouncing barn,...