http://www.jrwz.net/news/ 2026-04-27T06:54:16-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/ http://www.jrwz.net/news/lib/tpl/dokuwiki-jrwznews/images/favicon.ico text/html 2014-09-10T22:31:39-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:a_lot_to_catch_up_on?rev=1410402699&do=diff A lot to catch up on... I've been meaning to update my reading list for quite some time now, and in going over the backlog I also realised that I've not posted anything newsworthy here for quite some time. I need to fix that! A lot has been happening to me, and I want to keep track of some of it in a public sort of way. So I'm considering this a sort of promissory “note to self”, that I will be posting here again soon! text/html 2014-09-10T23:02:09-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:a_world_full_of_gods_the_strange_triumph_of_christianity?rev=1410404529&do=diff A World Full of Gods: The Strange Triumph of Christianity Title: A World Full of Gods: The Strange Triumph of Christianity Rating: Author: Keith Hopkins ISBN: 0-452-28261-6 Pages: 402 Format: paperback Started: ~2014-01 Finished: ~2014-01 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:09:44-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:alice_close_your_eyes?rev=1410404984&do=diff Alice Close Your Eyes Title: Alice Close Your Eyes Rating: Author: Averil Dean ISBN: 978-0-7783-1586-5 Pages: 268 Format: paperback Started: ~2014-03 Finished: ~2014-03 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:04:11-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:code_orange?rev=1410404651&do=diff Code Orange Title: Code Orange Rating: Author: Caroline B. Cooney ISBN: 978-0-385-73260-4 Pages: 200 Format: paperback Started: ~2014-02 Finished: ~2014-02 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T22:34:42-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:dark_prophecy?rev=1410402882&do=diff Dark Prophecy Title: Dark Prophecy Rating: Author: Anthony E. Zuiker ISBN: 978-0-525-95185-8 Pages: 389 Format: hardcover Started: ~2013-11 Finished: ~2013-11 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:43:10-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:dead_write?rev=1410406990&do=diff Dead Write Title: Dead Write Rating: Author: Sheila Lowe ISBN: 978-0-451-22812-3 Pages: 310 Format: paperback Started: ~2014-05-01 Finished: 2014-05-21 [Details to come…] text/html 2014-09-11T00:23:37-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:does_god_exist?rev=1410409417&do=diff Does God Exist? Title: Does God Exist? Rating: Author: J. P. Moreland and Kai Nielsen ISBN: 0-87975-823-6 Pages: 307 Format: paperback Started: 2014-05-11 Finished: 2014-09-08 After reading this book, I've finally and reluctantly come to the conclusion that there is no conclusive, object evidence that proves the point for either answer. If there were such evidence, everyone would merely point to it and thus end all argument. Period! text/html 2014-09-10T23:05:48-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:history_and_literature_of_early_christianity?rev=1410404748&do=diff History and Literature of Early Christianity Title: History and Literature of Early Christianity Rating: Author: Helmut Koester ISBN: 3-11-014970-2 Pages: 374 Format: paperback Started: ~2014-02 Finished: ~2014-03 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:22:15-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:le_terland_the_corruption_of_congress_and_how_to_end_it?rev=1410405735&do=diff Le$terland: The Corruption of Congress and How to End it Title: Le$terland: The Corruption of Congress and How to End it Rating: Author: Lawrence Lessig ISBN: ?? Pages: 222 Format: ebook Started: ~2014-03 Finished: ~2014-04 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:13:43-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:little_ways_to_keep_calm_and_carry_on?rev=1410405223&do=diff Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On Title: Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On Rating: Author: Mark A. Reinecke, PH.D. ISBN: 978-1-60671-141-5 Pages: 132 Format: hardcover Started: ~2014-02 Finished: ~2014-02 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T22:57:35-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:panic_attack?rev=1410404255&do=diff Panic Attack Title: Panic Attack Rating: Author: Jason Starr ISBN: 978-0-312-38706-8 Pages: 324 Format: hardcover Started: ~2013-12 Finished: ~2013-12 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-11T00:27:21-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:peopleware?rev=1410409641&do=diff Peopleware Title: Peopleware Rating: Author: Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister ISBN: 978-0-321-93411-6 Pages: 264 Format: ebook Started: 2014-05-17 Finished: 2014-05-19 [Details to come…] text/html 2014-09-11T00:24:54-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:pope_francis_why_he_leads_the_way_he_leads?rev=1410409494&do=diff Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads Title: Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads Rating: Author: Chris Lowney ISBN: 978-0-8294-4091-1 Pages: 152 Format: paperback Started: 2014-07-02 Finished: text/html 2014-09-10T22:53:39-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:proof_of_heaven_a_neurosurgeon_s_journey_into_the_afterlife?rev=1410404019&do=diff Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife Title: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife Rating: Author: Eben Alexander, M.D. ISBN: ?? Pages: 193 Format: ebook Started: ~2013-10 Finished: ~2013-10 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:23:59-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:ready_player_one?rev=1410405839&do=diff Ready Player One Title: Ready Player One Rating: Author: Ernest Cline ISBN: 978-0-307-88744-3 Pages: 372 Format: paperback Started: ~2014-04 Finished: ~2014-04 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T22:44:34-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:remix_making_art_and_commerce_thrive_in_the_hybrid_economy?rev=1410403474&do=diff Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy Title: Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy Rating: Author: Lawrence Lessing ISBN: 978-1-59420-172-1 Pages: 327 Format: hardcover Started: ~2013-11 Finished: ~2013-11 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:42:05-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:rollback?rev=1410406925&do=diff Rollback Title: Rollback Rating: Author: Robert J. Sawyer ISBN: 978-0-7653-4974-3 Pages: 317 Format: paperback Started: 2014-05-11 Finished: 2014-05-15 [Details to come…] text/html 2014-09-10T23:45:49-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:sepulchre?rev=1410407149&do=diff Sepulchre Title: Sepulchre Rating: Author: Kate Mosse ISBN: 978-0-399-15467-6 Pages: 565 Format: hardcover Started: 2014-05-15 Finished: 2014-08-16 [Details to come…] text/html 2014-09-10T22:37:42-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:the_faculty_club?rev=1410403062&do=diff The Faculty Club Title: The Faculty Club Rating: Author: Danny Tobey ISBN: 978-1-4423-0608-0 Pages: 7 CDs Format: Audiobook on CDROM Started: ~2013-11 Finished: ~2013-11 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:11:41-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:the_house_of_wisdom?rev=1410405101&do=diff The House of Wisdom Title: The House of Wisdom Rating: Author: Jonathan Lyons ISBN: 978-1-59691-459-9 Pages: 248 Format: hardcover Started: 2014-03-26 Finished: ~2014-04 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-11T00:29:00-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:the_nearest_exit?rev=1410409740&do=diff The Nearest Exit Title: The Nearest Exit Rating: Author: Olen Steinhauer ISBN: 978-0-312-62287-9 Pages: 404 Format: hardcover Started: 2014-05-09 Finished: 2014-05-11 [Details coming soon…] text/html 2014-09-10T23:39:14-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:the_power_of_patience?rev=1410406754&do=diff The Power of Patience Title: The Power of Patience Rating: Author: M. J. Ryan ISBN: 978-1-56731-985-9 Pages: 205 Format: hardcover Started: ~2014-02 Finished: text/html 2014-09-10T23:17:10-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:the_psychopath_inside_a_neuroscientist_s_personal_journy_into_the_dark_side_of_the_brain?rev=1410405430&do=diff The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journy into the Dark Side of the Brain Title: The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journy into the Dark Side of the Brain Rating: Author: James Fallon ISBN: 978-1-59184-600-0 Pages: 246 Format: hardcover Started: 2014-04-01 Finished: 2014-04-02 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:15:31-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:the_psychopath_test_a_journey_through_the_madness_industry?rev=1410405331&do=diff The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry Title: The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry Rating: Author: Jon Ronson ISBN: 978-1-59448-575-6 Pages: 275 Format: paperback Started: 2014-03-30 Finished: 2014-03-31 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:07:50-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:the_sanctuary?rev=1410404870&do=diff The Sanctuary Title: The Sanctuary Rating: Author: Raymond Khoury ISBN: 978-0-14-314233-1 Pages: 13 CDs Format: audiobook on CDROM Started: ~2014-03 Finished: ~2014-03 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T22:39:39-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:trust_no_one?rev=1410403179&do=diff Trust No One Title: Trust No One Rating: Author: Gregg Hurwitz ISBN: 978-0-312-53489-9 Pages: 341 Format: hardcover Started: ~2013-11 Finished: ~2013-11 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T22:41:47-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:visions_of_god?rev=1410403307&do=diff Visions of God Title: Visions of God Rating: Author: Karen Armstrong ISBN: 0-553-35199-0 Pages: 228 Format: paperback Started: ~2013-11 Finished: ~2013-11 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T23:00:09-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:who_wrote_the_gospels?rev=1410404409&do=diff Who Wrote the Gospels? Title: Who Wrote the Gospels? Rating: Author: Randel McCraw Helms ISBN: 0-9655047-3-5 Pages: 178 Format: paperback Started: ~2014-01 Finished: ~2014-01 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-11T00:30:24-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:whose_bible_is_it?rev=1410409824&do=diff Whose Bible is it? Title: Whose Bible is it? Rating: Author: Jaroslav Pelikan ISBN: 0-670-03385-5 Pages: 251 Format: hardcover Started: 2014-05-05 Finished: 2014-05-08 [Details coming soon…] text/html 2014-09-10T22:55:25-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:why_does_the_world_exist?rev=1410404125&do=diff Why Does the World Exist Title: Why Does the World Exist Rating: Author: Jim Holt ISBN: 978-0-87140-359-9 Pages: 307 Format: paperback Started: ~2013-12 Finished: ~2013-12 [Short opinion coming soon...] text/html 2014-09-10T22:48:32-04:00 http://www.jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2014-09-10:you_only_die_twice?rev=1410403712&do=diff You Only Die Twice Title: You Only Die Twice Rating: Author: Christopher Smith ISBN: ?? Pages: 439 Format: ebook Started: ~2013-12 Finished: ~2013-12 [Short opinion coming soon...]