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...by its cover
Israel Houghton: A Deeper Level
The best book I've ever read with a holograph cover.Umberto Eco: Baudolino
The Holy Grail, the Turin Shroud and the Letter of Prester John are all forged by the eponymous hero in this medieval adventure.Ian Fleming: Casino Royale
Find out how tough James Bond really is!Roger Aubrey: Discovering God
Go on, you know you want to...Miguel de Cervantes: Don Quixote
Arguably the first ever novel and arguably the best.Barack Obama: Dreams from My Father
Learn about the complicated family history of America's President.J.M. Coetzee: Foe
Robinson Crusoe rewritten.Alistair Cooke: Letter from America: 1946-2004
Makes me wish that Cooke lived in the age of podcasts.Oliver Sacks: Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Shows music to be the universal language and the soundtrack to life.Gabriel Garcia Marquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude
A novel I could read over and over again.Bryn Jones: Radical Church
"To the restorer, anything that cannot root itself in God as its source has no place in the life of the Christian or the practices of the community of God."C.J. Sansom: Revelation
The latest detective novel the mystery-obsessed Aubrey family have got into. The fourth in its series, it is set in Tudor England and follows the adventures of hunchback lawyer Matthew Shardlake.Husain Haddawy (trans.): Sindbad and Other Stories from the Arabian Nights
Writing a chapter of my thesis about the Arabian Nights and storytelling. This collection offers you the stories of Sindbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and Aladdin and the Magic Lamp. Nice cover too.Richard D. Mahoney: Sons and Brothers
A fascinating biography that highlights the depth of relationship between Jack and Bobby Kennedy.James Lee Burke: Sunset Limited
The detective novel as great literature.Mike Brearley: The Art of Captaincy
A must for all cricket fans or students of leadership.Greg Scheer: The Art of Worship
A useful guide to the practical, musical side of worship and leading worship.Roger Aubrey: The Circle of Life
Who'd have thought The Lion King could teach us so much about faith?Robert Harris: The Ghost
Ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of a disgraced former prime minister. Twists and turns aplenty.F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
"Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead."A. W. Tozer: The Knowledge of the Holy
"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us."Simon Barnes: The Meaning of Sport
Warning: contains trace elements of Ulysses.Umberto Eco: The Name of the Rose
A medieval whodunnit that also manages to be a beginner's guide to semiotic theory, a catalogue of fourteenth century religious debate, an exploration of heresy, and a love letter to books.Paul Auster: The New York Trilogy
Turns the detective novel on its head.Leonard Verduin: The Reformers and Their Stepchildren
Brings to light and to life the roots many Christians have today in the radical, not magisterial reformers.Donna Tartt: The Secret History
A group of classics students try to get away with murder...Alexandre Dumas: The Three Musketeers
The story that created the Saturday serial.Clive Marsh: Theology Goes to the Movies
Reading this in preparation for a contemporary culture course I'm teaching next year.James B. Jordan: Through New Eyes
A theological treat and available free online!Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird
I studied this in high school and still remember not knowing what do with myself after I finished it.
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Steely Dan: Aja
Contains 'Home at Last': Homer's Odyssey retold over the top of the Purdie shuffle.Kings of Leon: Because of the Times
This proves, just like opera, that you don't need to understand the words to enjoy the music.Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks
Dylan at his lyrical and melodic best.Madeleine Peyroux: Careless Love
Her version of Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome" might be better than his.Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Written in six weeks in America before Bartok died. Has stayed with me since I studied it in school.John Mayer: Continuum
A clever, well-produced record with excellent grooves and superb guitar playing.DJ Shadow: Endtroducing...
A musical palimpsest.Ryan Adams: Gold
For fans of Ryan Adams, I think you always like the first album you heard the most. This is the first one I heard.Jeff Buckley: Grace
The greatest version of "Hallelujah" can be found here.Counting Crows: Hard Candy
The best album by the Crows, methinks.John Mayer: Heavier Things
Probably the best songwriter and guitar player in popular music today.Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Best. Jazz. Album. Ever.Lewis Taylor: Lewis Taylor
Dictionary definition of undiscovered gem.Beth Rowley: Little Dreamer
Sings on Crowded House record, then makes her own fantastic album.Maxwell: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Makes the saxophone and slap bass cool once more.Van Morrison: Moondance
Any early Van Morrison album is worth a listen. Caravan, Everyone and Into the Mystic give this one the edge.David Holmes: Ocean's 12
All three Ocean's films have brilliant soundtracks. This might just be the best.James Taylor: October Road
Proof that class is permanent.Thomas Dybdahl: One Day You'll Dance for Me, New York City
The soundtrack to my trip to Cuba in 2005, when I fell in love with my wife.Kings of Leon: Only by the Night
Even better than Because of the Times.Spin Doctors: Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Contains the greatest song about Superman of all time.Supergrass: Road to Rouen
The best guitar band in Britain?Van Morrison: Saint Dominic's Preview
Another example of the maxim that short albums are often the best.The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Like the song says, "it's getting better all the time."Daniel Lanois: Shine
Weird and wonderful album from U2 producer.Cannonball Adderley: Somethin' Else
The last album Miles Davis played on for someone else. Great stuff.Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years
Even better than Graceland, I kid you not.Thomas Dybdahl: Stray Dogs
Convinced me of the less-is-more brilliance of Thomas Dybdahl.The Band: The Band
Classic album from Bob Dylan's former backing group.James Dean Bradfield: The Great Western
Solo album from the lead singer of Manic Street PreachersKeith Jarrett: The Köln Concert
An amazing night of improvisation.The La's: The La's
The only made one album, but what an album!Seu Jorge: The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions
David Bowie songs sung in Portuguese. Honestly.Ray LaMontagne: Till the Sun Turns Black
Terrible cover; brilliant album.Crowded House: Time on Earth
Crowded House reformed and on form.Crowded House: Together Alone
This might just be my favourite album.
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