My eBaby Is Selling My Books On eBay
July 13, 2008
I spent many years in the book business. My wife has decided it is time to sell some of the inventory which we have in stock from when I was active in the business. She has listed the following items on eBay and plans to list additional titles from my personal library and left-over inventory as I gradually release them to her. Check out the titles currently on eBaby.
(NEW) Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible
Lenski’s Commentary on Galations - Ephesians - Phil. Read more
The Mantra of Jabez, by Douglas Jones
July 6, 2008
According to Proverbs 18:17, “The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him.” However, such questioning is often uncomfortable, and can lead to less than appreciative responses. Especially if the questioner used sarcasm to drive home his point. If you don’t believe me, just ask Socrates — oh, you can’t because he is dead from being forced to drink hemlock after playing the gadfly one too many times (that, and the fact that he lived more than two millennia ago).
Some consider sarcasm, satire, and parody to be inappropriate for the Christian at all times. Read more
The Existential Pleasures of Engineering, by Samuel C. Florman
July 2, 2008
Hmmm…. is there such a thing as pleasure which is not existential?
There were two things about reading The Existential Pleasure of Engineering in which I took pleasure, existential or otherwise; (1) it was only 160 pages long, and (2) the author referenced great or interesting literature on nearly every page.
The cover of the book has a blurb that reads, “Enchanting.” The New Yorker. I have decided that this must be a warning that the book has some kind of hex / enchantment on it that makes book reviewers lose perspective. Read more
N.T. Wright Surprised By Colbert
June 22, 2008
I don’t always agree with Bishop N.T. Wright, but he is always worth listening to. His attempts at explanation are often thwarted in the video below. Maybe his next book will be on Simple Christian Apologetics In A Comedic Setting.
Check out the video, and let me know what you think. What are the result of Christian attempts to share the message in an environment such as this? How does 1 Peter 3:15 apply?
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Frequently Stolen Books
June 20, 2008
Of the many things that required my constant attention as a retail bookstore manager, were those individuals who were determined to take the books without paying for them. It was a daily contest to provide comfort and easy access to our clientèle and still provide sufficient security to protect the inventory against those who wanted to filch it.
Was Darwin Anti-Evolutionary?
June 13, 2008
Charles Darwin evidently didn’t like the evolution of the book industry. It is said that when he acquired a book that he would rip the covers off and put the loose pages in a box, because the pages were easier to turn and access that way. Hmmm… he must have longed for the good ol’ days when writing was committed to scrolls.
If you build it, books will come…
June 9, 2008
“If you build it, he will come…” The line was made famous in the movie Field of Dreams. An Iowa farmer hears a whispered voice make the promise, so it makes perfect sense for him to build a baseball field where he should be growing corn so that long dead baseball players can come toss the ball around. It makes perfect sense. Hmmmm.
Perhaps the similar thinking of Edward L. Bernays is a little more reasonable. According to John Maxwell Hamilton in Casanova Was A Book Lover
The O.J. Simpson Economy
June 9, 2008
I remember the buzz when the original murder trial of O.J. Simpson was in process. It dominated the news and conversations at home, work and play. Recently, we were reminded of the “economy” that arose out of those events when O.J. Simpson was again arrested, this time for “removing” memorabilia from an O.J. entrepreneur. Memoirs as well as memorabilia is part of the O.J Simpson economy. In Casanova Was A Book Lover
The Penguin Classic Baby Name Book, by Grace Hamlin
June 3, 2008
The Penguin Classic Baby Name Book
For instance, I can’t see myself naming Child #5 Caspar. When I think Caspar I think “friendly ghost.” Not exactly the first impression I want Child #5 to make. There just aren’t that many people who are going to think, “Caspar, yes, he was the stalwart American courtier of Isabel Archer in Henry James’s The Portrait of a Lady
Or, Giocondo. Doesn’t that sound more like a description of Florida real estate than a baby’s name? Read more
World’s Smartest Blog Readers
June 2, 2008
I enjoy the folk who drop by and leave comments and engage in dialogue here at Kevin Stilley Dot Com. Especially, since the world’s smartest blog readers are part of the Kevin Stilley Dot Com community. And, I have proof. Check out the books that my readers have bought at Amazon during the last two months after clicking through from this site;
