0343 | Out of Africa | Isak Dinesen
Context: Poor old Mrs Arukiyomi had to have 5 stitches in her finger while I was reading this. REVIEW Fiiiiinally read this. I say that because, when I was a…
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0341 | The Thin Man | Dashiell Hammett
Context: Got some nice chairs to relax on for the veranda while reading this. REVIEW Not read any Hammett before but as soon as I hit the first line, I…
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0340 | The Making of the Atomic Bomb | Richard Rhodes
Context: Just after I finished this off, a 7.3 earthquake with more explosive force than an atomic bomb smashed a pot in our living room from 100 miles away. REVIEW…
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0336 | A General Theory of Love | Lewis, Amini & Lannon
Context: Our jacaranda tree was in full bloom as I finished this one off. REVIEW This is the third book on the psychology of love which I picked up when…
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0333 | Manub & Kilibob:Melanesian Models for Brotherhood | Rufus Pech
Context: Involved in final rehearsals for Cinderella while I finished this off. REVIEW After having had one of the strangest experiences of my life attending meetings of a group of…
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0327 | Mutants – Armand Marie Leroi
Context: Mrs Arukiyomi brought me breakfast in bed the day I finished this one off. What a lovely surprise! REVIEW If you have hang-ups about the fact that you’re a…
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0324 | Codependent No More | Melody Beattie
Context: Finished this off as we moved from our old place to this new place… much nicer… same rent! REVIEW While I was back in the UK for a few…
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0321 | The Art of Loving | Erich Fromm
Context: I moved desks at work while reading this and now have a corner all to myself. REVIEW This is the second in a set of three books that I…
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0318 | Last Days in New Guinea | C. A. W. Monckton
Context: Discovered this on the Rare Books shelf in the Branch Library here at Ukarumpa REVIEW A long while ago, I came across a two-volume set in a charity shop….
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0315 | Conditions of Love: the philosophy of intimacy | John Armstrong
Context: Finished this off as we ploughed through torrential rain and whiteout cloud on our flight back to the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. REVIEW I rarely read non-fiction of…
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0308 | Blue Like Jazz – Donald Miller
Context: While I read this my father-in-law was losing his struggle for life. It turned out to be the last book I finished in his lifetime. REVIEW I don’t think…
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0306 | Jesus for President – Shane Claiborne & Chris Haw
Context: Finished this off on the day when I finished the second draft of my own book for the publishers. REVIEW I’m wondering if this book will somehow define a…
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0305 | Making ‘Black Harvest’ – Bob Connolly
Context: Blogged this the day that I took part in The Amazing Race (hence the gear) – we came 3rd out of 20 teams. REVIEW On arrival in our current…
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0301 | Wewak Mission – Lionel Veale
Context: While reading this our gutters were so blocked up with pine needles that I had to remove all the downpipes and flush them out with a hose. REVIEW One…
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0298 | 200 Shots – Neil McDonald & Peter Brune
Context: First book I finished off in my new comfy chair, one of our first buys in Ukarumpa. REVIEW A friend here at Ukarumpa lent me this and a couple…
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0292 | The Master of Ballantrae – Robert Louis Stevenson
Context: The liklik haus or outhouse where I began reading this book in Male. REVIEW Read a number of Stevenson’s works (I’ve reviewed Treasure Island and Jekyll & Hyde on…
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0289 | Outrageous Grace–Grace Fabian
Context: Wandered through the River Kior a number of times while reading this. REVIEW Subtitled “A Story of Tragedy and Forgiveness” this is about the lives of Grace and her…
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0288 | Before All Else Fails… Read the Instructions–Kevin G. Hovey
Context: While reading this, I twice took this road north from Male to attend cargo cult meetings in Rereu. REVIEW Hovey’s task is to help Christians a) understand a Melanesian…