New section added: 'What I'm Reading'
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of my coffee table, nightstand
WINDERMERE — Over there, on the right hand side of this page, you'll see a new section: "What I'm Reading."
I've always said the best ways to learn something about a man is to 1) play a round of golf with him, and 2) find out what he's reading.
Since golf takes nearly six hours — in Orlando the game can be worse than a trip to the dentist — it's easier to get to know me by the books scattered around the house:
• "Casino Royale," by Ian Fleming (1953). This novel introduced James Bond to the world, and has been made into a feature film, which will be released Nov. 17. (All the students in one of my classes are reading this with me, and we'll go see the movie as a group.)
• "The Tender Bar," by J.R. Moehringer (2005). On loan from my good friend Adam Barr — who is as erudite as they come — this memoir is touching and entertaining. At one chapter a night, I'll be done in a couple weeks.
• "The Dante Club," by Matthew Pearl (2003). I judged this book by its cover ... it was an airport impulse buy. The artwork reminded me of Caleb Carr's novels "The Alienist" and "The Angel of Darkness," two 19th Century period pieces that I loved. "The Dante Club" is on the nightstand until I finish "The Tender Bar."
• "Wild at Heart," by John Eldredge (2001). Studying this book, along with its "field manual," for my Tuesday morning men's group. Subtitled "Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul," it leads us on our quest for a battle to fight, a beauty to rescue and an adventure to live. We'll be going on a Colorado retreat led by Eldredge in February.
of my coffee table, nightstand
WINDERMERE — Over there, on the right hand side of this page, you'll see a new section: "What I'm Reading."
I've always said the best ways to learn something about a man is to 1) play a round of golf with him, and 2) find out what he's reading.
Since golf takes nearly six hours — in Orlando the game can be worse than a trip to the dentist — it's easier to get to know me by the books scattered around the house:
• "Casino Royale," by Ian Fleming (1953). This novel introduced James Bond to the world, and has been made into a feature film, which will be released Nov. 17. (All the students in one of my classes are reading this with me, and we'll go see the movie as a group.)
• "The Tender Bar," by J.R. Moehringer (2005). On loan from my good friend Adam Barr — who is as erudite as they come — this memoir is touching and entertaining. At one chapter a night, I'll be done in a couple weeks.
• "The Dante Club," by Matthew Pearl (2003). I judged this book by its cover ... it was an airport impulse buy. The artwork reminded me of Caleb Carr's novels "The Alienist" and "The Angel of Darkness," two 19th Century period pieces that I loved. "The Dante Club" is on the nightstand until I finish "The Tender Bar."
• "Wild at Heart," by John Eldredge (2001). Studying this book, along with its "field manual," for my Tuesday morning men's group. Subtitled "Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul," it leads us on our quest for a battle to fight, a beauty to rescue and an adventure to live. We'll be going on a Colorado retreat led by Eldredge in February.
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