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Philip Yancey is probably my favourite Christian author of today (C S Lewis comes higher, but is of course from an earlier generation). The style in his other books is always thought-provoking and inspiring, but this autobiography goes deeper. With disarming honesty, it covers his childhood and upbringing in a poor and dysfunctional family in Georgia, laying the foundation for his (earlier) books that focus on suffering and grace. By turns moving and shocking, the story is honestly and graphically told, covering racism, fundamentalist Christianity and familial disharmony. And his choice of words and phrases always delights.
'Not until college days do I discover the shocking secret of my father's death.'
With a journalist's background Philip Yancey is widely admired for taking on the more difficult and confusing aspects of faith. Now in Where the Light Fell he shares, for the first time, the painful details of his own origins - taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods and Bible-belt pockets of the South to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church parking lots; from dark secrets and family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and interminable church services. Raised by their impoverished single…
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
This is an unusual choice of favourite for me, but William Inboden's viewpoint in 'The Peacemaker' is an unusual take on what was seen in the 1990s as the end of the Cold War. Inboden argues that Ronald Reagan was the primary actor in bringing about the collapse of the Soviet Union. There are many counter-arguments from other historians, especially when the history is viewed from a non-American standpoint. So calling Reagan a peacemaker may seem a contradiction and is perhaps deliberately provocative. But Inboden argues his case effectively in a well-researched and always engaging narrative. Definitely worth reading.
One of the Wall Street Journal’sbest political books of 2022
A masterful account of how Ronald Reagan and his national security team confronted the Soviets, reduced the nuclear threat, won the Cold War, and supported the spread of freedom around the world.
“Remarkable… a great read.”—Robert Gates • “Mesmerizing… hard to put down.”—Paul Kennedy • “Full of fresh information… will shape all future studies of the role the United States played in ending the Cold War.”—John Lewis Gaddis • “A major contribution to our understanding of the Reagan presidency and the twilight of the Cold War era.”—David Kennedy
