Reviews by B Nagel
NKJV Greatest Stories of the Bible
On 1/14 B Nagel wrote: Greatest Stories offers 250 selected stories from the New King James Version in a storybook format. There's not an enormous lot I can say about plot and narrative that hasn't been said before and better because, after all, this is a repackaged Bible. But, I can talk about what this format and packaging ... How do you review something titled Greatest Stories ?
The Search for God and Guinness
On 11/23 B Nagel wrote: In The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World, Stephen Mansfield writes an engrossing historical account of the faith of the family behind the famous dark stout. The book starts with beer basics. How beer happens, how it is brewed as well as a historical background ... The Search for God and Guinness - Ambrosial or anecdotal?
Green
On 9/27 B Nagel wrote: 4 of 5 snow white lions. In Green, Ted Dekker attempts to pull an Uroborus on his Circle Series AND encompass his Paradise novels and Lost Books. Other than a few off-notes, I think he does a good job. The setup: Thomas of Hunter has lived for 10 years in another world where spiritual things are physical. ... Green shall give way to Black, and Black to Green - Dekker goes roundabout
Kiss
On 9/8 B Nagel wrote: 3 of 5 lips The Story: The daughter of a powerful politician has a suspicious automobile accident and wakes up in a hospital with amnesia. Sounds like a soap opera, right? But hold on, someone is pulling strings and injecting things into her body. Suddenly, she can steal memories from other people, ... Dekker's Kiss
Fearless
On 9/8 B Nagel wrote: 3 out of 5 ain’t bad. Max Lucado is a master of conversational writing. He invites his readers to enter into a space similar to a small group or dinner table, a non-threatening setting where he talks and you listen without feeling like a lecture or a dried up sermon. Lucado carries you with his story-telling, ... Max Lucado's Fearless Encouragement
The Noticer
On 4/27 B Nagel wrote: The Noticer by Andy Andrews ISBN: 978-0-7852-2921 My review: 4 out of 5 suitcases I'm going to borrow an idea from Aerin and start with the first line of the book. First Line: "His name was Jones." Not quite the ambiguity of Melville, but Andrews does toy with the phrasing later on in the book. The ... Release Party for The Noticer!
The Truth About You
On 1/1 B Nagel wrote: Thomas Nelson has set up a fantastic program called Book Review Bloggers. Any blogger can sign up and receive review copies of current books with the commitment to post two reviews. This is my review of The Truth About You by Marcus Buckingham.Rating: 4 out of 5 thumbs up. Visually very ... The Truth About You - Marcus Buckingham