false 1576585 43 male Manassas, VA 09/2008 06/2009 6 52 52 true 5861695 read 0 true 3483588 currently-reading 0 true 3483587 to-read 15 false 3483624 world-history 6 false 4128727 classic-literature 6 false 3489987 lds-works 5 false 4136816 religion 1 false 4136821 politics 1 false 4137204 childrens-books Approaching Zion (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Vol 9) by Hugh Nibley]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34221430 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174434144s/399212.jpg 1576585 JJ http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1222723878p2/1576585.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1576585-jj Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:29:00 -0700
However, I gave it a high score, becuase it's message is so powerful, and actually changed my world view significantly.

Of all of his wo...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53337117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166804501s/17150.jpg 1576585 JJ http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1222723878p2/1576585.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1576585-jj Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:10:58 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/46500-worth-the-effort-your-thoughts-on-the-value-of-the-magic-mountain http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171125430s/88077.jpg 1576585 JJ http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1222723878p2/1576585.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1576585-jj Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:19:06 -0800
Time seems suspended and it's really an endurance race to get through it.

I enjoyed it, but i wouldn't call it a page turner. I finished it out of sheer willpower, and I wonder whether or not that was what Mann intended.]]> Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42486606 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214413570s/375802.jpg 1576585 JJ http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1222723878p2/1576585.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1576585-jj Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:55:03 -0800
Not a huge sci-fi fan, but Ender's game really caught my imagination and kept me turning pages.

It's an obvious Sci-fi classic, and after reading it I understood why.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/trivia http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1222723878p2/1576585.jpg 1576585 JJ http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1222723878p2/1576585.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1576585-jj Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:43:45 -0800 The Lion's Paw (Hardcover) by Robb White]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42485196 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1236569167s/495305.jpg 1576585 JJ http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1222723878p2/1576585.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1576585-jj Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:42:23 -0800
As an adult I've searched for it in vain, because it was out of print -- that is until recently.

Over Christmas i was able to read ...more...]]> The Secret Knowledge of Water : There are Two Easy Ways to Die in the Desert: Thirst and Drowning (Paperback) by Craig Childs]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42484430 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1236229235s/285870.jpg 1576585 JJ http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1222723878p2/1576585.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1576585-jj Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:34:42 -0800
Knowing this, my friend gave me this book, and I dearly love it. You may think water is the most boring subject in the world, ...more...]]> Abraham in Egypt (Nibley, Hugh, Works. V. 14.) by Hugh Nibley]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42483933 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174434083s/399202.jpg 1576585 JJ http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1222723878p2/1576585.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1576585-jj Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:29:07 -0800
Nibley explores the various scriptures and non-canonical ancient texts surrounding the Abraham story, especially as it relates to his being in Egypt.

Nibley gives a lot of insight int...more...]]>