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Machida Karate-Do Mixed Martial Arts Techniques

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Steve rated a book 1 of 5 stars American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis read in August, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Don't get me wrong, Breat Easton Ellis is a great writer, and this book demonstrates that, but man oh man, is it disgusting as hell! I got the whole satire thing with him being the hot shot Wall Street guy who's also a psychopathic, serial killer wit...more
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Steve rated a book 3 of 5 stars The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing by Leland Ryken read in August, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I think the best way to read this book is to simply bounce around to the different writers and topics(since they are all essays and papers.) I personally enjoyed the pieces written by actual poets and writers like C.S. Lewis, Flannery O'Conner, T.S. E...more
Aug 22, 2011 11:35am · see review
Steve rated a book 4 of 5 stars In the Beauty of the Lilies by John Updike read in August, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A story about four generations of an American family, starting with a Presbyterian pastor who loses his faith all the way down to a confused young man who joins a cultic commune. John Updike gets a real believable feel for the turn of the twentieth ce...more
Aug 22, 2011 11:20am · see review
Steve rated a book 2 of 5 stars Solar by Ian McEwan read in July, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It's obvious that Ian McEwan has done a lot of research on Physics and renewable energy for this character. He's also meticulous in portraying the accuracy of the science expressed in the book. Of course, being a Comm. major in college, I have no ide...more
Jul 31, 2011 04:53pm · see review
Steve is currently reading: Machida Karate-Do Mixed Martial Arts Techniques by Lyoto Machida	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 29, 2011 06:00am
Steve rated a book 4 of 5 stars Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë read in July, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Steve rated a book 3 of 5 stars Dracula by Bram Stoker read in July, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What struck me about this book is how much Christianity is infused inside it. Yes, Bram Stoker did not set out to write "Christian" fiction. But it's clearly influenced by a theologically victorian context. Most of the characters all speak and think...more
Jul 10, 2011 02:27pm · see review

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