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Year: 2014

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How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Lehrer makes a strong case that the age old concept of rationality versus emotions is a deceptive oversimplification and contrary to how the brain actually work...

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Does Where You Live Make a Difference in How and What You Write?

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Does Where You Live Make a Difference in How and What You Write?

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I Bring the Fire Part I : Wolves by C. Gockel

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

There were a number of well done aspects and I felt like the book was just about to take off on a number of occasions but it just never quite got there. And whe...

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The Magician's Land (Magicians Series #3) by Lev Grossman

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

A satisfying conclusion to the series but one in which rereading the first two books might be in order. (Unless, you just have a much better memory than I do, i...

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One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling by Hanan al-Shaykh (Translator),

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Way back in July I was looking for books to load up on my Kindle to read on vacation.  In an attempt to keep my book spending to a minimum, I frequently use Ove...

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Yawning at Tigers by Drew Dyck

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

If you are looking for a book that seeks to highlight the awesome holiness and majesty of God and yet connect that to his infinite love and pursuit of His peopl...

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