Reviews by Clifton Ditmore
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Five Cities That Ruled The World (Reviewed 11/12/2009)OVERVIEW: In Five Cities that Ruled the World, theologian Douglas Wilson uses together in compelling detail, the critical moments birthed in history's most influential cities--Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York. Wilson issues a challenge to our collective understanding of history with the ...
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What Difference Do It Make? (Reviewed 10/16/2009)Instead of launching right into my review of What Difference Do It Make? I want to go back to my review of Same Kind of Different As Me. In January I wrote the following words about that book. "It wasn’t a typical Sunday afternoon in Phoenix with an overcast sky and a cool mist falling. When I sat ...
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Find Your Strongest Life (Reviewed 10/5/2009)Find Your Strongest Life What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently By Marcus Buckingham This book will grab your attention immediately as the author describes standing in line on a cold windy Chicago day to get into the Oprah Winfrey Show. He is there to tape a three hour workshop titled ...
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Fearless (Reviewed 9/8/2009)BOOK REVIEW: FEARLESS--Imagine Your Life Without Fear by Max Lucado Fearless by Max Lucado is another "Wow" read. When are we going to say, "Well, Max missed it this time." Or when are we going to stop saying, "He's done it again. Another winner." I don't know. How about never! Publishers Weekly wrote, ...
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Real Church (Reviewed 8/11/2009)Dr. Larry Crabb, a member of the church for decades, author, speaker, and counselor found himself longing for the church to be something more than it many times is. I was surprised by his statement, "Church as I know it usually leaves deep parts of me dormant, unawakened, and untouched...I don't much ...
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The X and Y of Buy (Reviewed 7/6/2009)BOOK REVIEW--THE X AND Y OF BUY --Sell more and market better by knowing how the sexes shop by Elizbeth Pace.Men and women are wired to shop and buy differently, and smart business people not only know it, they know just how to put it to use every day. The wiring is different. Not better or worse, just ...
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Between Wyomings (Reviewed 6/17/2009)Ken Mansfield freely admits that he writes "like a Christian on acid." In his splendid book, Between Wyomings, My God and an iPod on the Open Road he spills his guts about his thirty years in the entertainment business. He recalls an old saying, "If you remember the 60's, then there's a real good chance ...
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The Principle of the Path (Reviewed 6/4/2009)This is not a self-help book but it is a book that will help anybody who reads it. Stanley is not offering a formula. He doesn't provide you with seven steps. What he does do is bring to your attention a dynamic that is operating in the background of your life and the lives of the people you love. The ...
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Higher Hope (Reviewed 5/15/2009)If you are interested in hope, truth, prayer, miracles and religion in general, then you will really like Robert Whitlow's Higher Hope. This is book two in his Tides of Truth series. The Tides of Truth series follows one lawyer's passionate pursuit of truth--in matters of life and the law.Robert Whitlow ...
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Face of Betrayal (Reviewed 5/14/2009)BOOK REVIEW -- FACE OF BETRAYAL BY LIS WIEHLIn Face of Betrayal, Lis Wiehl's expertise in law, politics, and criminal investigation merges with April Henry's narrative genius to create a gripping mystery filled with rich characters, real danger, and a shocking yet satisfying final twist. While home ...
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The Noticer (Reviewed 4/27/2009)BOOK REVIEW--THE NOTICER BY ANDY ANDREWS “This is the best book I have ever read in my life.” These are the words of Nancy Lopez, LPGA Hall of Famer. She also said, “The Noticer is completely absorbing. Anything less than stunning would be an understatement.” The Noticer by Andy Andrews, ...
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The Rivers Run Dry (Reviewed 4/15/2009)“To God, whose mercies are new every morning. And Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church: Thank you for your honest preaching and rockin’ sensibilities.” These words appear in the acknowledgments of Sibella Giorello’s riveting mystery novel, the rivers run dry. This book was sent to me by mistake. ...
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The Hole in Our Gospel (Reviewed 3/29/2009)A lot of good things get holes in them. I have discovered holes in my pockets, my socks, my shoes, and just this morning I found a hole in the bottom of the basket in my pool strainer. These are all valuable things—but none as valuable as the gospel. Richard Stearns says we have a hole in our gospel. ...
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This Is Your Brain On Joy (Reviewed 3/1/2009)
WHY ISN’T MY FAITH IN GOOD ENOUGH TO ERASE MY BLUE MOODS? BOOK REVIEW –THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON JOY From the Holy Scriptures I learned that God wants us to embrace joy, come what may. This is the central theme of the letter the apostle Paul wrote to the church at Philippi. From Dr. Earl Henslin ...
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The Great Eight (Reviewed 1/29/2009)
A fellow brain tumor survivor said to Scott Hamilton, Gold Medal Olympian and Hall of Fame figure skater, “Scott you have every reason to be miserable, but you’re the happiest guy I’ve ever met. What’s your secret?” Scott Hamilton with Ken Baker tells us how to be happy in his book, The Great ...
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Think and Make It Happen (Reviewed 1/14/2009)
Dr. Augusto Cury is one of the world’s leading psychiatrists with over seven million books sold. In his splendid book, Think and Make It Happen, he presents a breakthrough program for conquering anxiety, overcoming negative thoughts, and discovering your true potential. This book is not intended ...
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Same Kind of Different As Me (Reviewed 1/8/2009)
It wasn’t a typical Sunday afternoon in Phoenix with an overcast sky and a cool mist falling. When I sat down to read Same Kind of Different as Me, I thought “I have already read sixty-three pages. I’ll read about that many more and then take a nap. It was around 1:00 p.m. when I started to read. ...
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Billy (Reviewed 11/21/2008)
Billy, written by William Paul McKay and Ken Abraham, is the untold story of a young Billy Graham and the test of faith that almost changed everything. Charles Templeton, once regarded as the world’s greatest Christian evangelist, said of Billy Graham, “We became friends, but we were more than that. ...
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