Reviews by Charles Wiese
Jack Daniel's Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook, Volume 1
On 11/16 Charles Wiese wrote: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson. I'm not much of a cook. I like to grill but anytime I have tried something fancy in the oven, things have not gone well. But I found this book intriguing. I like things cooked in alcoholic beverages. I like to use beer or wine for marinating ... Jack Daniel's: the Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook
The Search for God and Guinness
On 10/12 Charles Wiese wrote: This is a great book. It tells the story of the history of beer, the story of Christianity's historically close relationship with beer, the story of Guinness beer, and the story of the Guinness family. If it weren't for modern evangelicalism's condemnation of alcohol in all forms, I'm sure this story ... The Search For God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World
The Expanded Bible
On 8/27 Charles Wiese wrote: The [expanded] Bible is a new translation from Thomas Nelson. The base text is a modified version of the New Century Version (NCV). Within the base text there are numerous words and phrases enclosed in brackets. The bracketed sections are designed to give different nuances of the Greek word, provide ... The [expanded] Bible
Jungle Jack's The Wackiest, Wildest, and Weirdest Animals in the World
On 6/6 Charles Wiese wrote: This is the latest book I have received in the Thomas Nelson book review blogger program. Overall, I thought it was pretty enjoyable. My two year old wasn't very interested but my five year old was. The book covers thirty different animals and tells interesting facts about each one. The pages are laid ... Jungle Jack's The Wackiest, Wildest, and Weirdest Animals in the World
Word of Promise Next Generation New Testament MP3 Set
On 5/21 Charles Wiese wrote: The Word of Promise Next Generation New Testament is a dramatic audio Bible. It contains three CD's with over 23 hours of MP3 audio files and a behind the scenes DVD. The translation being read is the International Children's Bible. The readers are mostly young stars such as American Idol's Jordan Sparks ... The Word of Promise Next Generation New Testament
The Word of Promise The Gift of Psalms
On 1/26 Charles Wiese wrote: The Word of Promise: The Gift of Psalms is a selection of fifty of the most popular Psalms with accompanying devotionals. The book includes a three CDs which contain audio recordings of thirty of the Psalms and devotionals read by famous actors. Jason Alexander, a.k.a. George Costanza, even makes his ... Book Review--The Word of Promise: The Gift of Psalms
Boomtown
On 12/13 Charles Wiese wrote: This is the second book I'm reviewing as part of Thomas Nelson's Book Review Blogger program. Boomtown is by Nowen N. Particular and is intended to be the first book in a series. Boomtown is told in first person from the perspective of a nondenominational pastor who moves into Boomtown with his family ... Book Review: Boomtown
Moon Shines Down
On 11/18 Charles Wiese wrote: This is my first book review as part of the Thomas Nelson Book Review Blog program. It's an illustrated children's book called The Moon Shines Down. The book is an expansion of an unfinished manuscript by Margaret Wise Brown, author of the classic Goodnight Moon. I'm unqualified to perform textual criticism ... Book Review: The Moon Shines Down