New JPII Book
Richard John Neuhaus praises Peggy Noonan's John Paul the Great
[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670037486/thedailyeudem-20]. Link
[http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=92].
Topic
Books
A collection of 331 issues
WaPo Top Ten
WaPo has released its list of Top Ten books of 2005:
The History of Love, by Nicole Krauss (fiction)
March, by Geraldine Brooks (f)
The March, by E.L. Doctorow (f)
On Beauty, by Zadie Smith (f)
Shalimar the Clown, by Salman Rushdie (f)
The Assassins' Gate, by George
Booknotes
I've watched it occasionally, but my well-read parents are big fans of CNN's
Booknotes. Now, the entire Booknotes archives through November 2004 is
available
on-line [http://www.booknotes.org/home/index.asp] in manuscript. If you want to
watch stream video, 500 of the
Catholic Top Ten
Catholic Book Publishers Association's Current Top Ten Lists
[http://peopleofthebook.us/2005/12/01/december-catholic-bestsellers/]:
Hardcover
1. Mother Angelica
Raymond Arroyo. Doubleday
2. The Seven Levels of Intimacy
Matthew Kelly. Beacon Publishing/Fireside
3. The Rhythm of Life
Matthew Kelly. Beacon Publishing/Fireside
4. Catechism of
More C.S.L.
Mark Brumley at Ignatius Insight Scoop also offers insight about Lewis' views
about translating Narnia onto the screen
[http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2005/11/did_lewis_oppos.html]. Excerpt:
> Now, is it correct to say that Lewis opposed a screen adaptation of the
Chronicles of Narnia? Yes
100 Books
NYT has released its 100 Notable Books of 2005
[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/books/review/notable-books2005.html?pagewanted=1]
. The most notable thing about it is that the list isn't very notable, though
there are a few exceptions. Each book in the list is
Book Notice
Get Religion recommends Rednecks & Bluenecks: The Politics of Country Music
[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1595580174/thedailyeudem-20]. Link
[http://www.getreligion.org/]. Sounds good. I'm gonna ask Marie to get it for me
for Christmas.
Historical Miniature: Johnson's Dictionary
It's not often you get Samuel Johnson in the MSM. This was great to see
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/10/AR2005111001663.html]
:
> Except on those rare occasions when new editions of existing dictionaries are
issued -- the Oxford English Dictionary , Webster'
WaPo Attacks St. Paul
I like reading the Washington Post. It contains some of the finest writing in
the land. But it's relentlessly secularist. Though it tries to cover it up, once
in awhile, you come across something like this review of a novel based on the
life of St. Paul
[http:
Lots of Chaucer
Lots of medieval stuff. Pretty cool:
> Although Chaucer's Canterbury Tales pilgrims are fictional characters, the
pilgrimage to the Shrine of Thomas á Becket was an actual experience for many
Medieval folk. This article explores the lives of Chaucer's pilgrims had they
been truly alive and