Album review

On July 31, 2008, in Reviews, by AliG

I have been an announcer for 1 WAY FM in Canberra for over 6 weeks now. One of the fun things I got to do recently was to interview Rita Marchant and write an album review. So here ’tis In Strong, Rita documents a life lived with remarkable strength of character. She tells the stories [...]

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DECODING THE CHURCH: Mapping the DNA of Christ’s body.

On June 22, 2008, in Reviews, by Tim

Application. This book is an exploration into the structure and mission of today’s church. Author Howard A. Snyder elaborates on the biblical metaphor of the church as the body of Christ, using contemporary knowledge of DNA to explore the importance of the organic metaphor, as opposed to an organisational model of the church. The author [...]

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The Tipping Point

On April 13, 2008, in Reviews, by Tim

Ever wondered why some products and ideas ‘take off’ and others don’t? The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, first published in 2000, has become a cult classic among students of popular culture. In it, Gladwell explores the phenomena of the social epidemic.Stay with me here, you might be forgiven for expecting a dry, academic essay, [...]

The Last Empress

On March 29, 2008, in Reviews, by AliG

This book was a disappointing read.  Set at a very interesting and turbulent time in China’s history it failed to give a sense of that moment in time.  The characters were poorly developed- two-dimensional at best.  The book would have been powerful and compelling had their been a consistent emotional development in the leading players. [...]

 

The Reader

On March 16, 2008, in Reviews, by AliG

 The author Bernhard Schlink writes about the generational angst between those who lived in the time of Hitler and their offspring in his novels.  He asks the question how do you love someone who participated or turned a blind eye to evil acts?  The younger generation desperately wants to not be associated with the crimes [...]