The Wake Up Call – 17 December 2012
The Wake Up Call -
17 December 2012
Like the smell of strong coffee wafting down the hall, we offer a few book-related thoughts and stories to jumpstart your day…
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BESTSELLER LISTS:
- NY Times Bestseller List – Non Fiction
- NY Times Bestseller List – Hardcover Fiction
- Amazon Bestseller List – Christian Theology
Poem of the day: “Forgiveness” by John Greenleaf Whitter, who was born on this day in 1807.
*** Books by John Greenleaf Whittier
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” – Sufi Poet Rumi, who died on this day 1273
*** Books by Rumi
“Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the very worst.” - Novelist Ford Maddox Ford, born on this day in 1873.
Book News:
- NY Review of Books: In the wake of Newtown,Gary Wills writes on the gun as American Moloch
- Image Journal: Jeffrey Overstreet reviews the Hobbit movie
Thanks be to God for this new day, may it be full of beauty and grace!
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