Book Reviews

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Although I haven't posted any book reviews recently I have been reading. Here's a quick summary of the last few books that I have read:

The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning: This book is all about the grace of God. No matter what we do (good or bad) God will always love us. This is a book that I will read over and over. It is filled with many life changing insights. Manning is going to be a speaker at the Thrive conference at Bayside and I look forward to hearing him speak.

Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France by Floyd Landis and Loren Mooney: Floyd Landis won the 2006 Tour de France and then lost the title after a urine sample came back testing positive for high levels of testosterone. This book is suppose to show how the lab's incompetence screwed up the test. The 2006 Tour was the first that I watched on TV from the start to the finish. I was a fan of Landis and cheered for him during his amazing comeback in Stage 17. Because of his scandal I didn't follow any of the 2007 racing season. The thing that struck me most about this book was how far Landis had turned from his Mennonite upbringing. This book is nothing more than part of the PR campaign that Landis has surrounded himself with to fight his disqualification.

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin: This book is this year's selection for One Book Sacramento. I highly recommend it to everyone. Later this year the Sacramento Public Library will have programs centered around this book. Both authors have agreed to make an appearance. This book is the story of how after a failed attempt at climbing K2, Mortenson made a promise to a village that helped nurse him back to health. He promised that as soon as he could he would come back and build them a school. This promise has turned into his life mission of building schools throughout the Pakistan/Afghanistan region. What I liked most about this book is how he saw a need and sought out how to fulfill it. If you want to know more about how you can help click here.