Pleasant Surprises: Books That Exceeded Our Expectations

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August 2022 (see all)
Beschreibung
Our List of the Month this August is devoted to those pleasant surprises that come into our reading lives—books that exceeded our expectations, and ending up providing far more enjoyment than we thought they would. Each participant may vote on ten titles.
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1
C. S. Lewis: A Biography
von A. N. Wilson
673 Mitglieder
9 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Globaler Rang 136
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cpg
Erklärungen
cpg: Heavily criticized by Lewis fans. I ended up thinking it didn't deserve that criticism.
2
God's Funeral: The Decline of Faith in Western Civilization
von A. N. Wilson
506 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 175
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cpg
Erklärungen
cpg: Wilson's own doubts don't prevent him from treating believers sympathetically.
3
The Altruistic Personality: Rescuers of Jews in Nazi Europe
von Samuel P. Oliner
97 Mitglieder
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 220
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cpg
Erklärungen
cpg: Academic approach surprisingly lets humanity shine through.
4
Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin
von Cornelius Plantinga
1,076 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 82
2 Members
cpg, Yarnucopia
Erklärungen
cpg: Surprisingly successful devotional work.
5
David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism
von Gregory A. Prince
117 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 297
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Erklärungen
cpg: Didn't expect that Prince would be so even-handed and open about the historical record.
6
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
von Charles Petzold
1,588 Mitglieder
17 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 312
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cpg
Erklärungen
cpg: Didn't expect that a pop tech book would increase my understanding of low-level computing so much.
7
A Frontier Life
von Todd M. Compton
10 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
4.8
Globaler Rang 348
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cpg
Erklärungen
cpg: Surprised that Compton treats Hamblin so sympathetically.
8
Abraham Lincoln: A Life
von Michael Burlingame
139 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
½ 4.5
Globaler Rang 365
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Erklärungen
cpg: Remarkably readable.
9
Real Analysis: A Comprehensive Course in Analysis, Part 1
von Barry Simon
13 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
5
Globaler Rang 103
2 Members
cpg, alderwand
Erklärungen
cpg: Simon has a gift for making complicated things seem simple.
10
The Governor Listeth: A Book of Inspired Political Revelations
von William F. Buckley, Jr.
37 Mitglieder
4
Globaler Rang 398
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Erklärungen
cpg: Quality writing on 50-year-old current events ages well.