false 0 26 21 true 6478594 read 5 true 3793552 currently-reading 0 true 3793551 to-read 16 false 3793560 recommended <![CDATA[Voices added 'The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45667096 The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life (Hardcover) by Alice Schroeder
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]]> <![CDATA[Voices is on page 56 of The Snowball: Warren... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45667096 Voices is on page 56 of 976 of The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life ]]> <![CDATA[Voices added 'Mencken: The American Iconoclast']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45666860 to: Mencken: The American Iconoclast (Paperback) by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers
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I just finished reading this book and if you want to learn about one of the most influential journalists of the early 20th century this is a great place to start. Mencken was a consistent defender of freedom of speech and particularly the freedom (and responsibility) of the press to question the actions of those in power. He was constantly a gadfly to the media inciting them to be skeptical of the motives of our leaders. Quite an interesting man. This book was written well enough that it did...more I just finished reading this book and if you want to learn about one of the most influential journalists of the early 20th century this is a great place to start. Mencken was a consistent defender of freedom of speech and particularly the freedom (and responsibility) of the press to question the actions of those in power. He was constantly a gadfly to the media inciting them to be skeptical of the motives of our leaders. Quite an interesting man. This book was written well enough that it did not bog down. I never felt like I was slogging through it just to get it done. It was interesting to see history swirl around this man. ]]> <![CDATA[Voices added 'Fantastic Victory']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38156230 to: Fantastic Victory (Hardcover) by W. Cleon Skousen
]]> <![CDATA[Voices added 'Alas, Babylon']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38192135 to: Alas, Babylon (Paperback) by Pat Frank
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I just read Alas, Babylon for the second time and I liked it even more the second time around. It is the story of a small town in Florida and what happens to them after a nuclear holocaust. Too many of the post-apocalyptic authors make these scenarios into a purely anarcho-hedonistic society, but Pat Frank (pseudonym for journalist Harry Hart) wrote this in the 50's when nuclear annihilation was a real concern and he shows an underlying faith in humanity's ability to fight for the things that define civilization. It is an easy read. It took me about two days and I have added it to my Personal Classics list. ]]> <![CDATA[Voices added 'Les Misérables']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38192016 to: Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback) by Victor Hugo
bookshelves: recommended
Victor Hugo wrote one of the most important novels portraying the life-changing power of faith. A simple priest's faith in Jean Valjean changed a time-hardened criminal into a man who sought a life of faithfulness. This is one of my favorite stories of redemption. I have to be honest though, the parts of the book that relate French history bog it down for me and I tend to skip those parts. The contrast between Valjean and Javert, a contrast of mercy and justice, is also striking. Javert is a tragic character and my heart has always gone out to him and each time I read it I find myself hoping that he can see the value and reality of mercy. A phenomenal book. ]]> <![CDATA[Voices added 'Carry On, Mr. Bowditch']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38191955 to: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (Paperback) by Jean Lee Latham
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I read this book because my wife and children had read it and liked it and I loved it. It is such a great moral story about the value of persistence in getting an education and fulfilling your purpose. I highly recommend it, particularly as a read-aloud with your children. ]]> <![CDATA[Voices added 'A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38191882 to: A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century (Hardcover) by Oliver Van DeMille
bookshelves: recommended
This is the book that inspired my wife and I to further our education in the classics and homeschool our children. I love this book. ]]> <![CDATA[Voices added 'Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38191812 to: Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers (Paperback) by Ralph Moody
bookshelves: recommended
This is a recollection by Ralph Moody of his childhood with his family working to scratch out a living on a new farm in Colorado. So many great lessons come from Ralph's father. This is a read-aloud book with the family. ]]>