What is the What
A novel based on the true story of the flight of a Sudanese refugee to Ethiopia, then Kenya, and finally to the United States. The Toepka Book Club's January selection.
By: Dave Eggers
Published: 2006
ISBN 9780307385901
Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas
The histories and biographies behind 31 Christmas songs and carols.
By: Ace Collins
Published: 2001
ISBN 9780310239260
Azure in Action
“A fast-paced tutorial intended for architects and developers looking to develop cloud-based applications on the Windows Azure Platform.” (from the publisher’s description)
By: Chris Hay, Brian Prince
Published: 2010
ISBN 9781935182481
Colonial Ste. Genevieve
The history of what is believed to be the first French colonial settlement west of the Mississippi, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, settled circa 1750.
By: Carl Ekberg
Published: 1996
ISBN 9781880397145
War and Peace
The famous novel of the Napoleonic wars (1805-1812) from the Russian perspective.
By: Leo Tolstoy
Published: 1865-69
ISBN 9780199536054
Swan Thieves
A psychiatrist unravels why his painter patient attempted to attack a painting in the National Gallery. But before that, the story opens with this 1880 quotation by Impressionist Édouard Manet, “You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.”
By: Elizabeth Kostova
Published: 2010
ISBN 9781616646868
Smithsonian Magazine: December 2010
Monthly magazine featuring a wide variety of articles about art, physical science, archeology, history, etc.
By: Smithsonian Institution
New Spirit Filled Life Bible
(Currently reading Joshua & Hebrews)
Old & New Testaments with life application meditations, study notes, and Hebrew and Greek vocabulary
By: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2002
ISBN 9780785258803
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Movie Queue: December 20, 2010
In Queue
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
A film adaptation of the fifth book in C.S. Lewis’ beloved Narnia series.
Studio: Fox 2000 Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Walden Media
Format: Cinema
Recently Enjoyed
The Remains of the Day (1993)
A fantastic performance by Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. In the years following World War I, Germany auspiciously extends an olive branch to her European neighbors asking for the lifting of sanctions and that she might rejoin Europe and rebuild herself again. A wealthy British aristocrat, who is an unofficial foreign ambassador with a magnanimous heart, tries to broker a new peace between Germany and the United Kingdom, France, Italy.
Studio: Merchant Ivory Productions, Columbia Pictures
Format: DVD
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
A British adaptation of the comedic play by Oscar Wilde about social deceptions coming home to roost.
Studio: British Film-Makers, Javelin Films
Format: DVD
Russian Ark (Русский ковчег) (2002)
A 96 minute artistic voyage captured in a single take inside the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. The story covers 300 years of Russian history, royalty, society, music, opera, and theater.
Studio: The State Hermitage Museum, The Hermitage Bridge Studio, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Format: DVD
The Young Victoria (2009)
A splendid biopic of Queen Victoria’s ascension to the throne, the beginning of her reign, and her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. Lavish, emotional, and historically informative.
Studio: GK Films
Format: DVD
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
A gallant military captain with an unnaturally huge nose and an ego to match, enlists one of his cadets to woo his beloved Roxanne. Of course, things then become terribly complicated.
Studio: Caméra One, Centre National de la Cinématographie, DD Productions
Format: DVD
Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008)
A fast-paced Bollywood comedy full of all the glamorous dancing you’d expect. A hot-shot young man romances three different women. It’s all about him… And then, an unexpected epiphany of maturity, regrets, and going back to set things right.
Studio: Yash Raj Films
Format: DVD
The Pallisers (Episodes 20-22) (1974)
Television miniseries adaptation of Anthony Trollope's six novel series of the same name (1864-1879) centered about the aristocratic lives of a liberal circle of the Victorian parliament.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Upstairs, Downstairs: Season 4, Episodes 6-13 (1974)
Upstairs, Downstairs: Season 5, Episodes 1-16 (1975)
1970’s British TV drama series in an Edwardian London townhouse where the wealthy Bellamy family lives “upstairs” and their servants live “downstairs”.
Studio: London Weekend Television (LWT)
Format: DVD
The Great Gatsby (1974)
This film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s symbolic novel superbly brings the mood and opulence of roaring-twenties story alive with a fantastic performance by Robert Redford and Mia Farrow.
Studio: Paramount Pictures, Newdon Productions
Format: DVD
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
A film adaptation of the fifth book in C.S. Lewis’ beloved Narnia series.
Studio: Fox 2000 Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Walden Media
Format: Cinema
Recently Enjoyed
The Remains of the Day (1993)
A fantastic performance by Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. In the years following World War I, Germany auspiciously extends an olive branch to her European neighbors asking for the lifting of sanctions and that she might rejoin Europe and rebuild herself again. A wealthy British aristocrat, who is an unofficial foreign ambassador with a magnanimous heart, tries to broker a new peace between Germany and the United Kingdom, France, Italy.
Studio: Merchant Ivory Productions, Columbia Pictures
Format: DVD
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
A British adaptation of the comedic play by Oscar Wilde about social deceptions coming home to roost.
Studio: British Film-Makers, Javelin Films
Format: DVD
Russian Ark (Русский ковчег) (2002)
A 96 minute artistic voyage captured in a single take inside the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. The story covers 300 years of Russian history, royalty, society, music, opera, and theater.
Studio: The State Hermitage Museum, The Hermitage Bridge Studio, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Format: DVD
The Young Victoria (2009)
A splendid biopic of Queen Victoria’s ascension to the throne, the beginning of her reign, and her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. Lavish, emotional, and historically informative.
Studio: GK Films
Format: DVD
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
A gallant military captain with an unnaturally huge nose and an ego to match, enlists one of his cadets to woo his beloved Roxanne. Of course, things then become terribly complicated.
Studio: Caméra One, Centre National de la Cinématographie, DD Productions
Format: DVD
Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008)
A fast-paced Bollywood comedy full of all the glamorous dancing you’d expect. A hot-shot young man romances three different women. It’s all about him… And then, an unexpected epiphany of maturity, regrets, and going back to set things right.
Studio: Yash Raj Films
Format: DVD
The Pallisers (Episodes 20-22) (1974)
Television miniseries adaptation of Anthony Trollope's six novel series of the same name (1864-1879) centered about the aristocratic lives of a liberal circle of the Victorian parliament.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Upstairs, Downstairs: Season 4, Episodes 6-13 (1974)
Upstairs, Downstairs: Season 5, Episodes 1-16 (1975)
1970’s British TV drama series in an Edwardian London townhouse where the wealthy Bellamy family lives “upstairs” and their servants live “downstairs”.
Studio: London Weekend Television (LWT)
Format: DVD
The Great Gatsby (1974)
This film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s symbolic novel superbly brings the mood and opulence of roaring-twenties story alive with a fantastic performance by Robert Redford and Mia Farrow.
Studio: Paramount Pictures, Newdon Productions
Format: DVD
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Jeff’s Reading Pile: October 17, 2010
The Maltese Falcon
The 2010 “The Big Read” selection being read in cities across America, sponsored by The National Endowment for the Arts. And the Topeka Book Club’s November selection. What happens when several ruthless international thieves descend upon San Francisco in the 1930s, drawing a local, tough-guy, self-serving, private investigator into the mix? The Maltese Falcon. Suspense, intrigue, and mind-games make this a page turner, but, the constant (and I mean constant) use of God’s name as an interjection and off-hand curse ruined it for me.
By: Dashiell Hammett
Published: 1929-1930
ISBN 9780679722649
Swan Thieves
A psychiatrist unravels why his painter patient attempted to attack a painting in the National Gallery. But before that, the story opens with this 1880 quotation by Impressionist Édouard Manet, “You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.”
By: Elizabeth Kostova
Published: 2010
ISBN 9781616646868
ASP.NET 4.0 in Practice
How to write professional web applications using the 2010 version of Microsoft ASP.NET.
By: Daniele Bochicchio, Stefano Mostarda, Marco De Sanctis
Published: 2011 (manuscript in progress)
ISBN 9781935182467
Enterprise Solution Patterns Using Microsoft .NET: Version 2.0: Patterns & Practices
A how-to catalog of proven best-practice, object-oriented patterns for the design, implementation, deployment, and management of professional software solutions using the Microsoft .NET platform.
By: David Towbridge, Dave Mancini, Dave Quick, Gregor Hohpe, James Newkirk, David Lavinge
Published: 2003
ISBN 9780735618398
Accelerated C# 2010
An in-depth guide and reference to writing complex, maintainable, high-performance, software applications using version 4.0 of the Microsoft C# language.
By: Trey Nash
Published: 2010
ISBN 9781430225379
The Journals of Rachel Scott
The legacy of Columbine martyr Rachel Scott continues to inspire and sow seeds of hope and truth through Rachel’s journal entries, letters, poetry, and drawing. Discover for yourself a true relationship with the God of this young Christian mystic.
By: Beth Nimmo
Published: 2001
ISBN 9781404175600
The Devil in the White City
Just read this book for the second time with the Topeka Book Club. Erik Larson is a fantastic story teller and an impressive researcher. The real-life drama, engineering, and politics that swirled around the architects/artists that created the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair: Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Frederick Law Olmsted, John Root...the young Frank Lloyd Wright is even involved. And I haven't yet mentioned the architectural marvel designed to "out-Eiffel Eiffel", the first Ferris wheel. And that is only half the story—woven throughout is the second true story about a nearby psychopath/doctor/swindler/serial-killer.
By: Erik Larson
Published: 2003
Smithsonian Magazine: October 2010
Monthly magazine featuring a wide variety of articles about art, physical science, archeology, history, etc.
By: Smithsonian Institution
New Spirit Filled Life Bible
(Currently reading Deuteronomy & Titus)
Old & New Testaments with life application meditations, study notes, and Hebrew and Greek vocabulary
By: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2002
ISBN 9780785258803
The 2010 “The Big Read” selection being read in cities across America, sponsored by The National Endowment for the Arts. And the Topeka Book Club’s November selection. What happens when several ruthless international thieves descend upon San Francisco in the 1930s, drawing a local, tough-guy, self-serving, private investigator into the mix? The Maltese Falcon. Suspense, intrigue, and mind-games make this a page turner, but, the constant (and I mean constant) use of God’s name as an interjection and off-hand curse ruined it for me.
By: Dashiell Hammett
Published: 1929-1930
ISBN 9780679722649
Swan Thieves
A psychiatrist unravels why his painter patient attempted to attack a painting in the National Gallery. But before that, the story opens with this 1880 quotation by Impressionist Édouard Manet, “You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.”
By: Elizabeth Kostova
Published: 2010
ISBN 9781616646868
ASP.NET 4.0 in Practice
How to write professional web applications using the 2010 version of Microsoft ASP.NET.
By: Daniele Bochicchio, Stefano Mostarda, Marco De Sanctis
Published: 2011 (manuscript in progress)
ISBN 9781935182467
Enterprise Solution Patterns Using Microsoft .NET: Version 2.0: Patterns & Practices
A how-to catalog of proven best-practice, object-oriented patterns for the design, implementation, deployment, and management of professional software solutions using the Microsoft .NET platform.
By: David Towbridge, Dave Mancini, Dave Quick, Gregor Hohpe, James Newkirk, David Lavinge
Published: 2003
ISBN 9780735618398
Accelerated C# 2010
An in-depth guide and reference to writing complex, maintainable, high-performance, software applications using version 4.0 of the Microsoft C# language.
By: Trey Nash
Published: 2010
ISBN 9781430225379
The Journals of Rachel Scott
The legacy of Columbine martyr Rachel Scott continues to inspire and sow seeds of hope and truth through Rachel’s journal entries, letters, poetry, and drawing. Discover for yourself a true relationship with the God of this young Christian mystic.
By: Beth Nimmo
Published: 2001
ISBN 9781404175600
The Devil in the White City
Just read this book for the second time with the Topeka Book Club. Erik Larson is a fantastic story teller and an impressive researcher. The real-life drama, engineering, and politics that swirled around the architects/artists that created the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair: Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Frederick Law Olmsted, John Root...the young Frank Lloyd Wright is even involved. And I haven't yet mentioned the architectural marvel designed to "out-Eiffel Eiffel", the first Ferris wheel. And that is only half the story—woven throughout is the second true story about a nearby psychopath/doctor/swindler/serial-killer.
By: Erik Larson
Published: 2003
Smithsonian Magazine: October 2010
Monthly magazine featuring a wide variety of articles about art, physical science, archeology, history, etc.
By: Smithsonian Institution
New Spirit Filled Life Bible
(Currently reading Deuteronomy & Titus)
Old & New Testaments with life application meditations, study notes, and Hebrew and Greek vocabulary
By: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2002
ISBN 9780785258803
Monday, September 6, 2010
Jeff’s Reading Pile: September 6, 2010
The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition
Alongside the original text, an in-depth look into and behind the stories, poetry, and riddles of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
By: Martin Gardner
Published: 2000, 1990, 1988, 1960
ISBN 9780393048476
Programming WCF Services, 2nd ed.
Professional software development and architecture using Microsoft’s Windows Communication Foundation. Covers virtually every nook-and-cranny of the WCF programming model and configuration using Visual Studio 2010. Major topics include Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), the Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus, transactions, queuing, concurrency management, security, and more.
By: Juval Löwy
Published: 2010
ISBN 9780596805487
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
A land of imagination, nonsense, and riddles where the application of logic illuminates truth.
By: Lewis Carroll
Published: 1865, 2004
ISBN 9781593080150
Smithsonian Magazine: 40th Anniversary
Monthly magazine featuring a wide variety of articles about art, physical science, archeology, history, etc.
By: Smithsonian Institution
The Double Bind
A story set in Burlington Vermont that explores trauma, recovery, perception, mental illness, and homelessness. I really enjoyed how The Great Gatsby story was woven into this contemporary novel—clever and quite satisfying.
By: Chris Bohjalian
Published: 2007
ISBN 9781400031665
Highway News And Good News, July 2010
Monthly magazine for the trucking industry
By: Transport for Christ
ISSN 1077-0267
New Spirit Filled Life Bible
(Currently reading Deuteronomy & 1 Timothy)
Old & New Testaments with life application meditations, study notes, and Hebrew and Greek vocabulary
By: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2002
ISBN 9780785258803
Alongside the original text, an in-depth look into and behind the stories, poetry, and riddles of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
By: Martin Gardner
Published: 2000, 1990, 1988, 1960
ISBN 9780393048476
Programming WCF Services, 2nd ed.
Professional software development and architecture using Microsoft’s Windows Communication Foundation. Covers virtually every nook-and-cranny of the WCF programming model and configuration using Visual Studio 2010. Major topics include Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), the Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus, transactions, queuing, concurrency management, security, and more.
By: Juval Löwy
Published: 2010
ISBN 9780596805487
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
A land of imagination, nonsense, and riddles where the application of logic illuminates truth.
By: Lewis Carroll
Published: 1865, 2004
ISBN 9781593080150
Smithsonian Magazine: 40th Anniversary
Monthly magazine featuring a wide variety of articles about art, physical science, archeology, history, etc.
By: Smithsonian Institution
The Double Bind
A story set in Burlington Vermont that explores trauma, recovery, perception, mental illness, and homelessness. I really enjoyed how The Great Gatsby story was woven into this contemporary novel—clever and quite satisfying.
By: Chris Bohjalian
Published: 2007
ISBN 9781400031665
Highway News And Good News, July 2010
Monthly magazine for the trucking industry
By: Transport for Christ
ISSN 1077-0267
New Spirit Filled Life Bible
(Currently reading Deuteronomy & 1 Timothy)
Old & New Testaments with life application meditations, study notes, and Hebrew and Greek vocabulary
By: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2002
ISBN 9780785258803
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Movie Queue: August 24, 2010
In Flight
The Pickwick Papers (1985)
Misadventures and misunderstandings abound in this BBC television adaptation of Charles Dickens’ 1836-37 comedy about the wealthy, retired, and good-natured Mr. Samuel Pickwick who invites three gentleman friends to ramble about the English countryside seeking fun and adventure.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Recently Viewed
Dragonwyck (1946)
It’s 1844, and Miranda Wells, a Connecticut farmer’s daughter, accepts a governess position with a distant relation Nicholas Van Ryn at his New York gothic mansion.
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Film
Format: Cable TV (TCM)
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
A pastoral story set in early nineteenth-century Wisconsin: a Norwegian farming family, the new schoolteacher in town, a local newspaper editor, and their small community.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Format: Cable TV (TCM)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
The Vikings and the Dragons have been a war for generations. Can an injured dragon and a young Viking defy their cultures to discover the misunderstood root of the discord and bring peace to the land?
Studio: DreamWorks, Mad Hatter Ent., Mad Hatter Films, Vertigo Ent.
Format: Theater
The Pallisers (Episodes 18-19) (1974)
Television miniseries adaptation of Anthony Trollope's six novel series of the same name (1864-1879) centered about the aristocratic lives of a liberal circle of the Victorian parliament.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Upstairs, Downstairs: Season 4, Episodes 1-5 (1974)
1970’s British TV drama series in an Edwardian London townhouse where the wealthy Bellamy family lives “upstairs” and their servants live “downstairs”.
Studio: London Weekend Television (LWT)
Format: DVD
The Pickwick Papers (1985)
Misadventures and misunderstandings abound in this BBC television adaptation of Charles Dickens’ 1836-37 comedy about the wealthy, retired, and good-natured Mr. Samuel Pickwick who invites three gentleman friends to ramble about the English countryside seeking fun and adventure.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Recently Viewed
Dragonwyck (1946)
It’s 1844, and Miranda Wells, a Connecticut farmer’s daughter, accepts a governess position with a distant relation Nicholas Van Ryn at his New York gothic mansion.
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Film
Format: Cable TV (TCM)
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
A pastoral story set in early nineteenth-century Wisconsin: a Norwegian farming family, the new schoolteacher in town, a local newspaper editor, and their small community.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Format: Cable TV (TCM)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
The Vikings and the Dragons have been a war for generations. Can an injured dragon and a young Viking defy their cultures to discover the misunderstood root of the discord and bring peace to the land?
Studio: DreamWorks, Mad Hatter Ent., Mad Hatter Films, Vertigo Ent.
Format: Theater
The Pallisers (Episodes 18-19) (1974)
Television miniseries adaptation of Anthony Trollope's six novel series of the same name (1864-1879) centered about the aristocratic lives of a liberal circle of the Victorian parliament.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Upstairs, Downstairs: Season 4, Episodes 1-5 (1974)
1970’s British TV drama series in an Edwardian London townhouse where the wealthy Bellamy family lives “upstairs” and their servants live “downstairs”.
Studio: London Weekend Television (LWT)
Format: DVD
Monday, August 9, 2010
CD Play List: August 9, 2010
Caedmon’s Call: In the Company of Angels II
Contemporary Christian/Worship
UPC 083061079321
Hymns to the Saviour: 20 Classics Heralding the Christ
Classic Hymns
StraightWay 7243-8-19044-2-8
Yahweh Reigns
Messianic Praise & Worship
UPC 828027001325
Michael W. Smith: Worship Again
Contemporary Worship
UPC 602341007429
Phil Wickham
Contemporary Christian / Contemporary Worship
UPC 000768390320
Saturday Night Fever
Disco
UPC 042282538925
Newsboys: Adoration: The Worship Album
Contemporary Worship
UPC 724354176326
Journey: Greatest Hits
Classic Rock
UPC 020831375221
David Crowder Band: A Collision
Contemporary Worship
UPC 094631122903
The Masterpiece Collection: Baroque
Baroque
UPC 089841800925
Benise: Nights of Fire
Latin Pop
UPC 015707981125
Fauré Requiem
Winchester Cathedral Choir/Hill
Sacred Classical
UPC 724354531828
Andrew Peterson: Clear to Venus
Contemporary Christian
UPC 083061062422
Mark White: Words Fall Short
Contemporary Worship
UPC 677357004229
Selah: Press On
Contemporary Worship
715187871328
Abba: Gold: Greatest Hits
Pop/Disco
UPC 731451700729
Singers and Songwriters: Late 70’s
Soft Rock & Folk Rock
UPC 610583032925
Time Life: R812-10 314524850-2
John Tesh: A Deeper Faith
Contemporary Worship
UPC 748143459124
4 Him: Walk On
Contemporary Worship
UPC 080688615321
92.7 Jill FM
Adult contemporary hits
http://www.927jillfm.com/
KFSH online radio
“The Fish” Contemporary Christian music
http://www2.thefish959.com/
Contemporary Christian/Worship
UPC 083061079321
Hymns to the Saviour: 20 Classics Heralding the Christ
Classic Hymns
StraightWay 7243-8-19044-2-8
Yahweh Reigns
Messianic Praise & Worship
UPC 828027001325
Michael W. Smith: Worship Again
Contemporary Worship
UPC 602341007429
Phil Wickham
Contemporary Christian / Contemporary Worship
UPC 000768390320
Saturday Night Fever
Disco
UPC 042282538925
Newsboys: Adoration: The Worship Album
Contemporary Worship
UPC 724354176326
Journey: Greatest Hits
Classic Rock
UPC 020831375221
David Crowder Band: A Collision
Contemporary Worship
UPC 094631122903
The Masterpiece Collection: Baroque
Baroque
UPC 089841800925
Benise: Nights of Fire
Latin Pop
UPC 015707981125
Fauré Requiem
Winchester Cathedral Choir/Hill
Sacred Classical
UPC 724354531828
Andrew Peterson: Clear to Venus
Contemporary Christian
UPC 083061062422
Mark White: Words Fall Short
Contemporary Worship
UPC 677357004229
Selah: Press On
Contemporary Worship
715187871328
Abba: Gold: Greatest Hits
Pop/Disco
UPC 731451700729
Singers and Songwriters: Late 70’s
Soft Rock & Folk Rock
UPC 610583032925
Time Life: R812-10 314524850-2
John Tesh: A Deeper Faith
Contemporary Worship
UPC 748143459124
4 Him: Walk On
Contemporary Worship
UPC 080688615321
92.7 Jill FM
Adult contemporary hits
http://www.927jillfm.com/
KFSH online radio
“The Fish” Contemporary Christian music
http://www2.thefish959.com/
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Jeff’s Reading Pile: June 27, 2010
The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Volume I
This Barnes & Noble Classics edition includes the first three Sherlock novels and a host of the Holmes short stores. (The canon consists of four novels and 56 short stories.) This recent article in Smithsonian Magazine is what piqued my interest in Holmes—I’ve not read any of the series before now.
By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Published: 1887-1902, 2003
ISBN 9781593080341
One Thousand White Women
It is the mid-nineteenth century and the westward expansion of the United States is quickly displacing the Native Americans. This historical novel chronicles the first group of 1000 American women who volunteer to participate in treaty between a consortium of Indians and the United States. The American women will marry into Native American tribes. Because Native American society is matriarchal, the children’s mainstreaming into American society will peacefully unite the cultures. Will it work?
By: Jim Fergus
Published: 1998
ISBN 9780312199432
Pentecostal Evangel, June 20, 2010
Weekly magazine by Assemblies of God
ISSN: 1540-9643
Money Matters, May/June 2010
Bi-monthly newsletter by Crown Financial Ministries
Highway News And Good News, June 2010
Monthly magazine for the trucking industry
By: Transport for Christ
ISSN 1077-0267
New Spirit Filled Life Bible
(Currently reading Numbers & Philippians)
Old & New Testaments with life application meditations, study notes, and Hebrew and Greek vocabulary
By: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2002
ISBN 9780785258803
This Barnes & Noble Classics edition includes the first three Sherlock novels and a host of the Holmes short stores. (The canon consists of four novels and 56 short stories.) This recent article in Smithsonian Magazine is what piqued my interest in Holmes—I’ve not read any of the series before now.
By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Published: 1887-1902, 2003
ISBN 9781593080341
One Thousand White Women
It is the mid-nineteenth century and the westward expansion of the United States is quickly displacing the Native Americans. This historical novel chronicles the first group of 1000 American women who volunteer to participate in treaty between a consortium of Indians and the United States. The American women will marry into Native American tribes. Because Native American society is matriarchal, the children’s mainstreaming into American society will peacefully unite the cultures. Will it work?
By: Jim Fergus
Published: 1998
ISBN 9780312199432
Pentecostal Evangel, June 20, 2010
Weekly magazine by Assemblies of God
ISSN: 1540-9643
Money Matters, May/June 2010
Bi-monthly newsletter by Crown Financial Ministries
Highway News And Good News, June 2010
Monthly magazine for the trucking industry
By: Transport for Christ
ISSN 1077-0267
New Spirit Filled Life Bible
(Currently reading Numbers & Philippians)
Old & New Testaments with life application meditations, study notes, and Hebrew and Greek vocabulary
By: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2002
ISBN 9780785258803
Movie Queue: June 27, 2010
In Queue
The Pallisers (Episodes 18-26) (1974)
Television miniseries adaptation of Anthony Trollope's six novel series of the same name (1864-1879) centered about the aristocratic lives of a liberal circle of the Victorian parliament.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Recently Viewed
Robin Hood (2010)
Freshly written adventures and exploits in the lives of Robin Longstride, Will Scarlett, Alan-a-Dale and Little John.
Studio: Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
Format: Cinema
Bleak House (1985)
The BBC’s third (and latest) television miniseries that brings to life of one of Charles Dickens’ most complex and intricate Victorian novels. A contested estate confused by several changed wills, drags on for over a generation, consuming £60-70 thousand in court costs, and ensnaring and ruining people and relationships far and wide.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Upstairs, Downstairs: Season 3, Episodes 3-13 (1973-74)
1970’s British TV drama series in an Edwardian London townhouse where the wealthy Bellamy family lives “upstairs” and their servants live “downstairs”.
Studio: London Weekend Television (LWT)
Format: DVD
The Pallisers (Episodes 11-17) (1974)
Television miniseries adaptation of Anthony Trollope's six novel series of the same name (1864-1879) centered about the aristocratic lives of a liberal circle of the Victorian parliament.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
The Pallisers (Episodes 18-26) (1974)
Television miniseries adaptation of Anthony Trollope's six novel series of the same name (1864-1879) centered about the aristocratic lives of a liberal circle of the Victorian parliament.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Recently Viewed
Robin Hood (2010)
Freshly written adventures and exploits in the lives of Robin Longstride, Will Scarlett, Alan-a-Dale and Little John.
Studio: Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
Format: Cinema
Bleak House (1985)
The BBC’s third (and latest) television miniseries that brings to life of one of Charles Dickens’ most complex and intricate Victorian novels. A contested estate confused by several changed wills, drags on for over a generation, consuming £60-70 thousand in court costs, and ensnaring and ruining people and relationships far and wide.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Upstairs, Downstairs: Season 3, Episodes 3-13 (1973-74)
1970’s British TV drama series in an Edwardian London townhouse where the wealthy Bellamy family lives “upstairs” and their servants live “downstairs”.
Studio: London Weekend Television (LWT)
Format: DVD
The Pallisers (Episodes 11-17) (1974)
Television miniseries adaptation of Anthony Trollope's six novel series of the same name (1864-1879) centered about the aristocratic lives of a liberal circle of the Victorian parliament.
Studio: BBC
Format: DVD
Monday, May 31, 2010
CD Play List: May 31, 2010
Singers and Songwriters 1976-1977
Soft Rock & Folk Rock
Time Life: R812-04; Warner: OPCD-2780
Sparrow 2003 New Music Sampler
Contemporary Christian
UPC 724358312409
Paul Wright: Fly Away
Contemporary Christian
UPC 669447290322
John Michael Talbot: Table of Plenty
Contemporary Hymns
UPC 749383462424
Paul Wright: Sunrise to Sunset
Contemporary Christian
UPC 669447301028
Fauré Requiem
Winchester Cathedral Choir/Hill
Sacred Classical
UPC 724354531828
Marty Goetz: Songs of Israel
Popular Jewish: Traditional & Contemporary
UPC 785277702528
Clint Black: One Emotion
Country
UPC 078636641928
Paul Wilbur: The Watchman
Messianic Praise & Worship
UPC 000768334027
The Instruments of Classical Music: The Harpsichord
Classical
UPC 018111524322
David Crowder Band: Sunsets & Sushi
Contemporary Christian
UPC 724386388407
Randy Travis: Old Time Christmas
Traditional and Contemporary Christmas Carols
UPC 075992597227
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4;
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Philippe Entremont; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy
Classical
UPC 074644654127
Tim McGraw: Greatest Hits
Contemporary Country
UPC 715187797826
Listen to Our Hearts Vol. 2
Contemporary Worship
UPC 724385169229
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl
Easy Listening
UPC 075679105820
Steve Amerson: Sacred Spaces
Contemporary Worship
UPC 607693011223
4 Him: A Place of Worship
Contemporary Arrangements of Classic Hymns
UPC 084418332021
Journey: Escape
Classic Rock
UPC 828768589724
KFSH online radio
“The Fish” Contemporary Christian music
http://www2.thefish959.com/
92.7 Jill FM
Adult contemporary hits
http://www.927jillfm.com/
Soft Rock & Folk Rock
Time Life: R812-04; Warner: OPCD-2780
Sparrow 2003 New Music Sampler
Contemporary Christian
UPC 724358312409
Paul Wright: Fly Away
Contemporary Christian
UPC 669447290322
John Michael Talbot: Table of Plenty
Contemporary Hymns
UPC 749383462424
Paul Wright: Sunrise to Sunset
Contemporary Christian
UPC 669447301028
Fauré Requiem
Winchester Cathedral Choir/Hill
Sacred Classical
UPC 724354531828
Marty Goetz: Songs of Israel
Popular Jewish: Traditional & Contemporary
UPC 785277702528
Clint Black: One Emotion
Country
UPC 078636641928
Paul Wilbur: The Watchman
Messianic Praise & Worship
UPC 000768334027
The Instruments of Classical Music: The Harpsichord
Classical
UPC 018111524322
David Crowder Band: Sunsets & Sushi
Contemporary Christian
UPC 724386388407
Randy Travis: Old Time Christmas
Traditional and Contemporary Christmas Carols
UPC 075992597227
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4;
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Philippe Entremont; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy
Classical
UPC 074644654127
Tim McGraw: Greatest Hits
Contemporary Country
UPC 715187797826
Listen to Our Hearts Vol. 2
Contemporary Worship
UPC 724385169229
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl
Easy Listening
UPC 075679105820
Steve Amerson: Sacred Spaces
Contemporary Worship
UPC 607693011223
4 Him: A Place of Worship
Contemporary Arrangements of Classic Hymns
UPC 084418332021
Journey: Escape
Classic Rock
UPC 828768589724
KFSH online radio
“The Fish” Contemporary Christian music
http://www2.thefish959.com/
92.7 Jill FM
Adult contemporary hits
http://www.927jillfm.com/
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Jeff’s Reading Pile: May 15, 2010
The Seven Storey Mountain
An autobiographical journey from an intellectual worldly life to a Trappist monastery. Son of an artist and heir of a wealthy grandfather, Merton experienced England, France, and Rome during his childhood (1920s and 1930s). At 18 he entered Cambridge where his life began to seriously unravel. Believing America would offer him a new start, he then moved to New York and entered Columbia College. His Catholic journey of faith began during his graduate days at Columbia and eventually led to his acceptance into the Trappist community of The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky.
By: Thomas Merton
Published: 1944, 1998
Where Love Is, There God Is Also
This title recently caught my eye on the sign of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Topeka. A short-shory set in Tolstoy’s late nineteenth century Russia. An old shoemaker named Avdyeitch “began to think more about his soul, and get nearer to God.” In a dream, the Lord comes to him and tells the shoemaker, “I shall come tomorrow”. The entire next day old Avdyeitch is eagerly looking for the Lord’s arrival as various local people enter into the story. Read this 17 page story for free at Google books to find out how it ends.
By: Leo Tolstoy
Published: 1887
ISBN 1930919409
Westways, May 2010
“Southern California’s Lifestyle Magazine”
By: AAA Southern California
What's New in Nine: Visual FoxPro's Latest Hits
An in-depth look at the enhancements, changes, and fixes in Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0.
By: Tamar E. Granor, Doug Hennig, Rick Schummer, Toni Feltman, Jim Slater
Published: 2005
ISBN 1930919409
She’s Come Undone
Topeka Book Club’s May selection. Walk half-a-lifetime with Dolores Price, beginning in the 1950’s, through a traumatic and tragic childhood and then into an adulthood of mental illness and more trauma. I enjoyed the Americana nostalgia in the first third of the book, but the constant foul-language and overdone sexuality spoiled this novel for me.
By: Wally Lamb
Published: 1992
ISBN 9780671021009
Highway News And Good News, April 2010
Monthly magazine for the trucking industry
By: Transport for Christ
ISSN 1077-0267
New Spirit Filled Life Bible
(Currently reading Numbers & Galatians)
Old & New Testaments with life application meditations, study notes, and Hebrew and Greek vocabulary
By: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2002
ISBN 9780785258803
An autobiographical journey from an intellectual worldly life to a Trappist monastery. Son of an artist and heir of a wealthy grandfather, Merton experienced England, France, and Rome during his childhood (1920s and 1930s). At 18 he entered Cambridge where his life began to seriously unravel. Believing America would offer him a new start, he then moved to New York and entered Columbia College. His Catholic journey of faith began during his graduate days at Columbia and eventually led to his acceptance into the Trappist community of The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky.
By: Thomas Merton
Published: 1944, 1998
Where Love Is, There God Is Also
This title recently caught my eye on the sign of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Topeka. A short-shory set in Tolstoy’s late nineteenth century Russia. An old shoemaker named Avdyeitch “began to think more about his soul, and get nearer to God.” In a dream, the Lord comes to him and tells the shoemaker, “I shall come tomorrow”. The entire next day old Avdyeitch is eagerly looking for the Lord’s arrival as various local people enter into the story. Read this 17 page story for free at Google books to find out how it ends.
By: Leo Tolstoy
Published: 1887
ISBN 1930919409
Westways, May 2010
“Southern California’s Lifestyle Magazine”
By: AAA Southern California
What's New in Nine: Visual FoxPro's Latest Hits
An in-depth look at the enhancements, changes, and fixes in Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0.
By: Tamar E. Granor, Doug Hennig, Rick Schummer, Toni Feltman, Jim Slater
Published: 2005
ISBN 1930919409
She’s Come Undone
Topeka Book Club’s May selection. Walk half-a-lifetime with Dolores Price, beginning in the 1950’s, through a traumatic and tragic childhood and then into an adulthood of mental illness and more trauma. I enjoyed the Americana nostalgia in the first third of the book, but the constant foul-language and overdone sexuality spoiled this novel for me.
By: Wally Lamb
Published: 1992
ISBN 9780671021009
Highway News And Good News, April 2010
Monthly magazine for the trucking industry
By: Transport for Christ
ISSN 1077-0267
New Spirit Filled Life Bible
(Currently reading Numbers & Galatians)
Old & New Testaments with life application meditations, study notes, and Hebrew and Greek vocabulary
By: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2002
ISBN 9780785258803
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