Paul A Biography by N.T. Wright covers the life of Saul from Tarsus, whom on the road to Damascus is blinded after seeing the one God, Jesus. Saul changes his name to Paul and begins what will become Christianity. Paul was a Roman citizen and
The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene is a Christian classic novel set in rural southern Mexico. The story follows the last Catholic priest in a state that has outlawed religion. This unnamed priest refers to himself as a “whisky priest” and besides drinking
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters is based in New York with a rural roaster and several coffee shops in the Big Apple. Established in 1996, Irving Farm Coffee was voted best coffee of New York. They have a lot of varieties to choose from. I tried
House of Leaves is a wild ride of a novel that not all readers will immediately find enjoyable. Mark Z. Danielewski mixes a lot of different narrators, goes off on many meandering paths, and sprinkles in a healthy dose of footnotes to keep the reader
Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has one of the most authentic narrators of any novel. Christopher Boone is an autistic 15-year old trying to navigate the world around him. He tells his story in the form of a book
Press Coffee Roasters of Arizona is a premium coffee roaster with a wide selection of blends and single origin coffees. I tried three varieties: Four Corners, Columbia, and Peru. My favorite was Colombia – Ramiro Suarez. This single origin variety has a flavor profile of
Season of Storms by Andrzej Sapkowski was published after the main series. It is listed as #0.6, putting it in between The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny. I read it third and found it to be an entertaining, fast read. Some say to read
Continuing my journey through The Witcher fantasy series, I picked up Sword of Destiny. This is a prequel to the main series published by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is really a collection of short stories but provides a lot of interesting backstory to the main character
I heard this trilogy hyped a lot on YouTube so decided to give it a go. The Blade Itself is the first book in “The First Law” trilogy written by British author, Joe Abercrombie. This fantasy is not quite up to the “epic” or “high”
The Last Wish is our introduction to Geralt, the Witcher. His job is straightforward. You hire him to kill monstrous beings for money. But his services don’t come cheap. The book is a series of short tales, interconnected with various flashbacks. We jump around in