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Category Archives: Book Reviews
These are books I have read that I review for the benefit of others who don’t enjoy reading as much as I do. Perhaps this section will assist you in selecting your next book. I hope so. I read EVERY word on EVERY page of the books I review. If I don’t particularly care for a book, I don’t review the book publicly, unless I make a unique exception. I read around a hundred book a year. Most of my reviews are here and on Amazon.
Bill reviews pre-publication manuscripts, and early release books for a variety of publishers and authors in the U.S. and abroad, literary PR firms and at the request of certain authors. He performs this service gratis, without any compensation whatsoever (he knows….he’s really stupid). Notable authors whose work Bill has reviewed include William P. (Paul) Young, Donald Miller, George Barna, Samantha Power, Parker Palmer, George Akerlof and Robert Shiller, John Wasik, Roger Lowenstein, Taylor Branch, Brian McLaren, Tony Jones, Jim Palmer, David Kinnaman, Irshad Manji, Eboo Patel, Mark Scandrette, and Erwin McManus. Bill has a policy of not publishing reviews of books he reads that he doesn’t particularly care for and is uncomfortable recommending to others ( “Literature is like ice cream….there’s a whole bunch of flavors and I have my own tastes that differ from others…some people adore chocolate while others prefer pecan nut”).
The Resignation of Eve – What if Adam’s Rib Is No Longer Willing To Be The Church’s Backbone? – A Review by Bill Dahl
This book should have a warning label: “NOTICE: The consumption of this book will cause the reader to act upon a deep, heartfelt reflex to reflect upon reconciliation.
A Slave in the White House – Paul Jennings and the Madisons by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor – A Review by Bill Dahl
A magnificent story about stories that are not told anymore.
The Price of Civilization – Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity by Jeffrey D. Sachs – A Review by Bill Dahl
One of the best books I have read in the past 2 years.
Grand Pursuit – The Story of Economic Genius by Sylvia Nasar
How might one turn economics, history and biography into a story? – a really good story….
Unladylike – Resisting the Injustice of Inequality in the Church by Pam Hogeweide
“Hogeweide’s work rips the veil of vagueness from the face of this disgrace. Christendom can no longer rationalize the injustice” – A Book Review by Bill Dahl