The Wake Up Call – 5 December 2012
The Wake Up Call -
5 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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Poem of the Day: The Shepherds Had an Angel by Christina Rossetti, who was born on this day in 1830.
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“When I’m working on a book, I constantly retype my own sentences. Every day I go back to page one and just retype what I have. It gets me into a rhythm.” – Author Joan Didion, born on this day in 1934
*** Books by Joan Didion
“Natural science, does not simply describe and explain nature; it is part of the interplay between nature and ourselves.” – Physicist Werner Heisenberg, who was born on this day in 1901.
*** Books by Werner Heisenberg
Book News:
- Christian Audio: Get the collection on Bonhoeffer’s Advent/Christmas writings for FREE
- NPR BOOKS: A Year of Contrarian Cookbooks
Thanks be to God for this new day, may it be full of beauty and grace!
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