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June 19
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Aaron
marked as to-read:
Keys to Great Writing (Paperback)
by
Stephen Wilbers
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to-read,
writing
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Aaron
is currently reading:
Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide (Paperback)
by
Craig Larman
bookshelves:
currently-reading,
technical
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Aaron
gave  to:
Clear and to the PowerPoint: How to Use 8 Psychological Principles to Produce Brilliant PowerPoint Presentations (Paperback)
by
Stephen M. Kosslyn
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read in June, 2009
Aaron said:
"I'll be honest and say that I didn't finish the book. I tried, I really did, but it's a bit dry to read.
That said, the concepts and information are excellent. Some are obvious, yet I see them broken (even by me!) in many presentations.
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I'll be honest and say that I didn't finish the book. I tried, I really did, but it's a bit dry to read.
That said, the concepts and information are excellent. Some are obvious, yet I see them broken (even by me!) in many presentations.
I have already used this as a reference source, and the layout of the book makes me wonder if this was a primary purpose of it. I see this as an excellent book to keep around and refer to when building slides for a presentation.(less)
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June 10
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Aaron
marked as to-read:
The Art of Unit Testing: with Examples in .NET (Paperback)
by
Roy Osherove
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technical,
to-read
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June 07
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Aaron
marked as to-read:
The Revolution: A Manifesto
by
Ron Paul
bookshelves:
political,
to-read
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Aaron
marked as to-read:
Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile (Hardcover)
by
Rob Bell
bookshelves:
spiritual,
to-read
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June 03
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Aaron
marked as to-read:
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Hardcover)
by
Barack Obama
bookshelves:
political,
to-read
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June 02
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Aaron
installed the Goodreads Facebook Application 
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June 01
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Aaron
gave to:
Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation With the Gay Community (Paperback)
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Andrew Marin
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spiritual
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read in June, 2009
Aaron said:
"The foreword to this book makes a prediction about the reader's reaction and asks a favor. It predicts that some people will think the author didn't go far enough, and others will think he went too far. It asks that the reader set aside the lists and...more
The foreword to this book makes a prediction about the reader's reaction and asks a favor. It predicts that some people will think the author didn't go far enough, and others will think he went too far. It asks that the reader set aside the lists and checklists to measure approval/acceptance and listen to what Andrew Marin has on his heart to share.
But that's the nature of bridge building--connecting two disconnected sides. And from that perspective, Marin does a wonderful job.
This book was clearly written to one side of the bridge, the conservative and traditional Christian population, encouraging them to take a risk and actually love people deeply, in the way of Jesus. (What a novel idea!) Because of that, and because of the stubbornness of conservative Christians to actually take the leap of faith and the "letting go" that unconditional love requires, Marin repeats himself over and over (with minor variations on the theme) in an attempt to convey a fairly simple set of ideas.
I hope and pray it's effective, though it did make the reading a little repetitious.
Marin consistently proposes that gay and lesbian "issues" are not something that can be answered with close-ended questions and answers but rather only in the context of a relationship between individuals. I couldn't agree more.
Unfortunately I'm not hopeful that this book will have a widespread effect on the (huge) crowd of people who don't want to step outside their comfort zones and instead prefer to fire rockets of condemnation from the safety of their gated Christian communities. But to those Christians out there that are willing to ask the hard questions and be open to answers they don't expect from a God who's bigger than we can imagine, I think this book is a great field guide to help get them through the difficult part, the dive in.(less)
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May 26
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Aaron
marked as to-read:
I'm Fine with God...It's Christians I Can't Stand: Getting Past the Religious Garbage in the Search for Spiritual Truth (ConversantLife.com)
by
Bruce Bickel
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to-read
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