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61. The Fire Gospels: A Novel by Mike Magnuson | |
![]() | Hardcover: 272
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(1998-06-12)
list price: US$24.00 -- used & new: US$0.55 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0060175958 Average Customer Review: ![]() Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan |
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In some ways, it reminded me very much of Sheri Reynolds' THE RAPTURE OF CANAAN as well as THE SCHOOL OF BEAUTY AND CHARM (whose author currently escapes me). Similar veins of middle class Christians struggling with harsh dosages of reality. Mike Magnuson's THE FIRE GOSPELS is very harsh indeed, and lambasts any assumption I made (and shouldn't have made) judging by the first few chapters that it had anything to do with belief. Rather, it slaps you in the face with the degradation of belief, the destruction of faith. I am left, having just finished the book, feeling empty and raw. THE FIRE GOSPELS is quite thought-provoking and may not be exactly what you first think.
The pending naturtal disaster which carries the story is, in concept, much like the work of main-stream novelists such as King or Chrichton. The difference is that Magnuson knows how to write -- and well. His treatment of the craft, on a level defined by the enjoyability of each individual sentence, is one which shows that the text itself is only a cloudy hint at the literary genius he could one day unleash on us. Largely, this book is one that you could read quickly and enjoy, but is one worth reading slightly more slowly and marvelling at the time put into the formation of each line of text.
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62. The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan | |
![]() | Paperback: 340
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(2006-09-01)
list price: US$14.95 -- used & new: US$7.95 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0618773479 Average Customer Review: ![]() Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan |
Editorial Review Product Description The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Timothy Egan’s critically acclaimed account rescues this iconic chapter of American history from the shadows in a tour de force of historical reportage. Following a dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, Egan tells of their desperate attempts to carry on through blinding black dust blizzards, crop failure, and the death of loved ones. Brilliantly capturing the terrifying drama of catastrophe, Egan does equal justice to the human characters who become his heroes, the stoic, long-suffering men and women whose lives he opens up with urgency and respect” (New York Times). In an era that promises ever-greater natural disasters, The Worst Hard Time is arguably the best nonfiction book yet” (Austin Statesman Journal) on the greatest environmental disaster ever to be visited upon our land and a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of trifling with nature. Customer Reviews (286)
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63. Water Ecosystem Services and Poverty Under Climate Change: Key Issues and Research Priorities by James Mayers, charles Batchelor, Ivan Bond, Rob Hope, Elaine Morrison | |
![]() | Paperback: 76
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(2009-10-30)
list price: US$15.00 Isbn: 1843696878 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan |
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