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Friday, December 22, 2017
The main theme of Capital Gaines is entrepreneurship. Gaines discusses the many businesses he and then he and his wife have started over the years. Gaines has been an entrepreneur since he was in college and has started a variety of businesses with varying degrees of success. However, the nitty gritty of business is not the focus. The focus is on taking risks, putting first things first, and hard work.
Gaines discusses the ebb and flow of all the businesses under the Magnolia umbrella as well as Fixer Upper and their decision to end the popular show. Fans of Fixer Upper will enjoy the behind the scenes details of the Gaines' life. However, this book isn't only for established fans. I have seen maybe two episodes of Fixer Upper and still enjoyed reading Capital Gaines. It is easy to read and flows well. Gaines' enthusiasm for life and helping others jumps of the pages and inspires the reader to do the same.
I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookLook book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255
The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 1: Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, and the Making of a Young Queen (1947-1955) by Robert Lacey follows the first season of the hit Netflix series The Crown.
This is a true companion to the show, not just a show tie-in version. Sometimes when a movie is based on a book, the book publisher will release a new "movie tie-in" version. This is usually the same book with a few pages of pictures from the movie. That is more what I was expecting. Instead, The Crown, follows the show episode by episode. Each chapter is titled the same as the corresponding episode. There is some narrative that provides a bit more historical detail than the episode did, and if there is any discrepancy due to creative license, that is pointed out. Each chapter also contains mini-profiles of a prominent character in each episode. There are not just a few pictures, but dozens of pages full of stills from the show and the corresponding historical photo.
Someone looking for more of a conventional biography of probably needs to look elsewhere. However, anyone who is a fan of the show The Crown will love this companion book. Those interested in a cursory look at the royal family during this period of time will also find The Crown (both the show and this companion book) appealing.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Jesus speaks often in the gospel of the Kingdom of God. Knowing that it is both now and not yet, most of modern Western Christianity has relegated the "not yet" part to a concept of heaven that leaves many feeling unsatisfied. That is because the truth is far greater than anything we could ever imagine. It is this concept and its implications that Eldredge examines throughout this book.
Fans of Eldredge will find familiar themes in All Things New. Those who are not familiar with Eldredge will be introduced to his easy to read, flowing style of writing. All Things New is full of scriptures upon which the premise of the book is based. It also includes many excerpts from epic novels and stories from Eldredge's own life that illustrate his points. All Things New left me feeling refreshed and opened my eyes to the fullness of a truth that has largely been ignored. Hope is the cornerstone both of the promise of renewal in scripture, and in All Things New.
I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookLook book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255
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