There seems to be something in my eye. Maybe watching this story will explain:
Ten Most Popular Works of Christian Fiction
I like reading lists of great books in hopes of discovering one I had missed or had not considered reading before. About ten days ago Josh Katzowitz had an article on Newmax listing the top ten most popular Christian novels of all time. Click through to see his comments on each title. Below are his top ten: A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L’Engle Christy – Catherine Marshall The End of the Affair – …
Fun Fridays – Nov. 6, 2015
In celebration of the birth of our first grandchild last week (Caleb!) I bring you a YouTube favorite: “Puppies and a Baby!” The combination should bring a smile to your face.
Fun Fridays – Oct. 30, 2015
Dressing up your poor dog and taking a photo? Priceless. (No that is not our dog. We have a cat. But on Halloween we tell people she is a dog in disguise.)
Does Anybody Read Books Anymore?
This past Thursday the Barna Group released the results of their survey called “The State of Books and Reading in a Digital World.” Feel free to click through to read the report yourself. Meanwhile there are a few observations of my own. Confirms What We Already Know About Gender For the entire 34 years I’ve been in the book industry we’ve concluded that women buy more books than men. The survey …
The ISBN Turns 50!
Last year I wrote about the ISBN and I heard the yawns. But this past week a milestone was reached and I can’t help myself. The Standard Book Numbering system turned 50 years old. That seemingly simple group of digits has had a lasting impact on our industry. Book nerds of the world unite. Let’s celebrate a half century of the ISBN! The International ISBN Agency sent out a press …
Fun Fridays – Oct. 16, 2015
Jeffrey Li and Celine Tam, ages 10 and 7 respectively, give a stunning performance of Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up.” Keep watching as it builds and builds to an exhilarating conclusion. (And if you want more, the boy did a solo a couple weeks earlier which is shown below.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeUJ4Y-XOeY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veIs0TQyaaM
Fun Fridays – October 9, 2015
Phoenix is home to the MIM (Musical Instrument Museum) where there are over 6,000 instruments on display. If you are ever in town plan to visit! Today’s video is a fellow who is called Mystery Guitar Man who plays 90 of the instruments from the museum … at the same time (via some top level video editing, of course). How many of them can you name? Beside “guitar” and …