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James Wayne Selvy

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Growing Up by James Wayne Selvy
"Growing Up: Our Childhood Survival Guide is a laugh-out-loud memoir packed with heart, chaos, and brotherly bonds. Told by three brothers, it mixes reckless childhood antics with moments of real danger, family love, and hard-earned survival lessons.

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"Growing Up: Our Childhood Survival Guide is laugh out loud funny from the first page to the last. The brothers’ stories are outrageous, honest, and irresistibly entertaining. What really elevates this memoir is the heart beneath the humor family bond" Read more of this review »
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Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Elon Musk
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This is a deep read. The author does not pull any punches. He outlines the good and the bad of Mr. Musk.

If you walk away from this book with nothing else, you know Elon is passionate about his beliefs and the path to accomplish them.
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Speaking of Jesus by Carl Medearis
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I read this while traveling on a mission trip. It highlighted the poor approach American Christians have to evangelizing. We often miss the basic message of the gospel: Jesus loves you.

The rest of the gospel is essential, but if God's love is not the
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Debugging by David J. Agans
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I bought this book when I was working as a SW engineer. Some colleagues and I read through this as a book study during lunch. Though it uses examples of software development, the principles apply to any problem-solving task.

As a team, we started usin
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The Shack by William Paul Young
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I struggled a bit with this book, which is probably the author's desire. He plays loose with the theology, but, taken as just a story, it invites the reader to evaluate the spiritual world in story format.

The world is broken, and finding meaning and
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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This is the best sci-fi book I have ever read. It is set in the future with all of the technology and aliens. But it is really about a young boy trying to become a great man.

His values often clash with those of his peers and the authorities, yet he r
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" Thank you. It started as a book for the family, but we soon discovered others might like a look back at our crazy childhood antics, so different from ...more "
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" Thank you for the review. That is precisely what I was going for. "
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