Category Archives: Books

Scum Bag Steals From Wil Wheaton

Wil Wheaton responds to a guy who posts Wil’s audiobook on his website for people to steal. He writes:
Hi there, guy-who-I-won’t-link-to-for-obvious-reasons,
I’m Wil Wheaton. I wrote Just A Geek, and I created the audiobook you’re helping people steal. You may not know this, but I ‘m just one guy, without a publisher, so when you help [...]

10 Open Source Tech Books Worth Downloading

Free and open source software is all about sharing so, prompted by a reader who emailed me last week to ask about books on Linux, I spent some time over the weekend doing research. The result is a short list of books that users – from newbies to gurus – can download and read at [...]

Slow Reading Counterbalances Web Skimming

In the eye-tracking test, only one in six subjects read Web pages linearly, sentence by sentence. The rest jumped around chasing keywords, bullet points, visuals, and color and typeface variations. In another experiment on how people read e-newsletters, informational e-mail messages, and news feeds, Nielsen exclaimed, “‘Reading’ is not even the right word.” The subjects [...]

Download The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Audiobook for Free

Audible.com is offering a free audiobook download of the best-selling Stephen Covey book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Since its original publication in 1989, Covey’s book has sold over 15 million copies and is part of the early canon of productivity and self-improvement books that launched popular interest in the genre. Follow the link [...]

Personal Development for Smart People

The purpose of this website is to help you courageously explore, creatively express, and consciously embrace your extraordinary human journey, in service to the highest good of all.
This site will help you make conscious decisions in your personal development and courageously follow through on them. This means having the maturity to take 100% responsibility for [...]

Why Men Hate Going To Church

I found a neat book a few months ago called, “Why Men Hate Going to Church” by David Morrow. It basically analyzes why church attendance favors women and what can be done to improve the attraction for men.
The book author has a web site which can describe the book and the issues better than I.
Visit: [...]

Simple Church

This book tells of the growing need for a simple mission, purpose and plan in the church.
Too bad it’s hard to find one that is both simple in execution and true to the simple word of God.

They Like Jesus But Not The Church

Interesting read. Lots of things for modern church leadership to consider.

Best Places to Get Free Books

When we were reviewing 10 of the best online resources for free books, we had a LOT of readers chime in with their own favorites as well. Thank you for all your helpful contributions!
In fact, we had so many suggestions, we have enough to compile a huge list from them, so here they are [...]

Love Jesus, Hate Church

Another book I picked up and had a great time reading was “Love Jesus, Hate Church” by Steve McCranie. It really makes one analyse the church and re-think your own relationship with Jesus. It helps get your priorities straight.
The author has a website:  www.lovejesushatechurch.com
Steve also does a podcast: www.lovejesushatechurch.com/thepodcast/